Some images from the province of La Rioja, Argentina. La Rioja is a sparsly populated province in west central Argentina.

All students wear white coats - no uniforms

Difficult driving conditions

A temporary swimming pool after it rains

Best friends

Gaucho in typical riding gear for thorn bush

Thorn bush

The original ramada. I wonder if the hotel chain knows

Black St. Nicolas de Bari on St. Patrick's Day

Friends, colleagues and workers

Not all progress is good

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