Dogs and hookers. What else is new?

 I just can´t get over it.  Traffic and the horse drawn buggy.  It just kills me!

 Tucuman at night.  Beautiful.  I met my friends later on this night.

 Some, but not all, of my friends :)

Another beautiful waterfall in the heat :)

Traveling is fun.  I don´t know how else to break it to all you but this is good fun :)  I swear I have been making plenty of friends in all new towns but these ones deserve a story.

So, making my way into Tucuman, I needed to find a hostel.  I knew there was camping but I really couldn´t (can´t) afford to get any more bug bites, they are driving me insane!  So I started my walk away from the bus terminal at about 8am and noticed two very friendly dogs.  They were just too cute to pass up a coo-ing and that is all it took to stick. 2 turned into 6 and they stayed with me the entire adventure to find a hostel.  It was over an hour and by the time people started to come about on the streets they started to point and giggle.  The girl with her two huge backpacks and pride of 6 dogs.  The dogs listened when I told them to be quiet, lingered when I was behind, and always came back to me when they left to chase a car...or bicyclist. They stayed for over an hour as I wandered around the town.  Two in particular never left my side.  I don´t know how more loyality could be possible. And so quick!
I finally found a hostel and the same two stayed outside, waiting for my return while the rest dispersed.  Broke my heart but I was exhausted and needed time to shower and nap.  They were gone by the time I re-emerged at night. Not knowing anyone in town, I went to scout out somewhere to eat.  I walked around and who did I see but one of my loyal beauties about 20 minutes from my hostel! He did not recognize me and I tapped him on the butt when he sauntered on by.  The dog actually did a double take and came running back to say hello :)  I felt like it was old friends finally seeing each other again :)  Within the next 15 minutes another one of my friends emerged slobbering and running in my direction, almost knocking me down when getting to me.  We laughed, played, drooled and enjoyed the night for about an hour.  When I pet one, the other would nuzzle its way under my hand.  When they play-fought, they tried to get as close as possible so that I may have had as much hair on my back as they.  It was sweet and I almost wanted to get my tent and camp so that we could be together :)  I know, whatever.  I am allergic to dogs but the bug bites are so bad I can handle most other itches now :) We said goodbye again that night and the next morning I was off to Tafi de Valle.  Now, here in Cordoba, I have apparently taken to some style habbits I may need to watch out for. 
Arriving very late to Cordoba by bus I found myself wandering around downtown around midnight, looking for a hostel.  Not seeing very many options and still wide awake I took a break to eat my sandwich and rest.  While chowing down I noticed that there was quite a few people with minimal clothing.  They happened to be female. ´Hmm´, I thought, ´it must be very hot during the day´and I made a mental note to wear ´lighter´clothing the next day in anticipation of the heat.  Well, it turns out that I was making style judgements according to the local hookers.  Great. Next mental note, wear glasses and put some clothes on.