A stark contrast was evident as we walked across the border into Argentina from Bolivia. The infrastructure and border control was a step up from what we had experienced in Peru or Bolivia. Our journey commenced at 04h00 from Tupiza to the border town of Villazon. Subsequent to that we have travelled into north-west argentina to the city of Salta, and a day later a few hours further south to the small town of Cafayate. The town is a great base for a few days stay before heading east. Argentina is considerably more expensive than either Peru or Bolivia, especially the accommodation, but what goes with that is some certainty that there will always be a hot shower and the bus will be on time and in good working order.