There was something in the air that night, the stars so bright ...

The route from Salta to the Iguazu Falls is a seriously long way. Since we've now had quite enough of long bus journeys, we decided to break the trip in Resistencia. Resistencia is a very pleasant place, with a spring-like climate, and one of the biggest central plazas in South America. It also boasts over 300 sculptures on public display around the city.

Of particular interest to us was the sculture of Fernando the dog. Fernando was a stray dog that one day befriended a bank manager. Every day the bank manager had breakfast with Fernando in the main square. At some point (and history does not relate how) Fernando then became a local celebrity, with the whole city fascinated by his carefree exploits in and around the square. When he died in 1961, the town closed their shutters in respect, and there was a funeral procession through the streets. His form was immortalised in the sculpture you can see at the beginning of this post, by the city's most famous sculptor (whose name I have now forgotten).

Also of great interest to us, was the fact that you can get a very cheap room with a private bathroom and TV in Resistencia. So basically we saw a lot of sculptures and watched a lot of TV. Here are a few more sculptures (check out the hippo):