place in Argentina that is. After another 15 hours on buses we arrived at Casa Chango hostel in Tandil only to find the ´complication´ that the owner had referred to when we were trying to book a room was that the hostel had been taken over by 51 people in town for the folklore festival, three groups of kids dancing and one group of musicians, all young, and ten adults who seem to do nothing but cook, as you would.

Tandil is famous for two things... a precariously balanced stone which fell over nearly a hundred years ago now but is still fondly remembered (they´ve managed to identify another, not quite so precarious stone now and people visit that one), and Cheese and meats. After a year of bland Argentine cheese we´re looking forward to some real artesenal cheesiness...

Have a look at the hostel link if you can, the building is a great example of what is hidden behind the facade of many buildings here.
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