Not much to report this week, in terms of work. Monday was a holiday in Argentina and we left Thursday afternoon. And Dr. Diaz decided that we really needed to see Quebrada de Humahuaca before leaving Salta and very kindly decided to take us there on Wednesday. So essentially we really only worked on Tuesday, where we were in the consultory at Savia, and then we went to see the newer public hospital (pictured below)....which was a vast improvement over the old children's hospital we had seen before...and closer to being on par with Ben Taub.
We finally also did one other must before leaving Argentina this week...we tried Mate! Mate is a very strong green tea, made of yerba mate, which traditionally is sipped communally from a hollow gourd with a filtering straw (a bombilla). It is usually made with hot water, in some regions they add sugar , and in some regions cold water is used and lime juice is added. It is the national drink of Argentina, (as well as Paraguay & Uruguay...and is also common in Bolivia, Chile and southern Brazil) and nearly literally everyone drinks it. At the Family Medicine meetings each week they would share mate...and when Dr. Diaz and her family took me to Cafayate, they also drank it on the way. Lori, being a tea drinker, really liked it; it was quite strong for me. But we both brought it some home, so let us know if you want to try it.
This ends our Salta adventure. Look for pictures of Quebrada de Humahuaca and our adventures with Jake in Iguazu & Buenos Aires soon...
We finally also did one other must before leaving Argentina this week...we tried Mate! Mate is a very strong green tea, made of yerba mate, which traditionally is sipped communally from a hollow gourd with a filtering straw (a bombilla). It is usually made with hot water, in some regions they add sugar , and in some regions cold water is used and lime juice is added. It is the national drink of Argentina, (as well as Paraguay & Uruguay...and is also common in Bolivia, Chile and southern Brazil) and nearly literally everyone drinks it. At the Family Medicine meetings each week they would share mate...and when Dr. Diaz and her family took me to Cafayate, they also drank it on the way. Lori, being a tea drinker, really liked it; it was quite strong for me. But we both brought it some home, so let us know if you want to try it.
This ends our Salta adventure. Look for pictures of Quebrada de Humahuaca and our adventures with Jake in Iguazu & Buenos Aires soon...
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