I woke up feeling somewhat refreshed. No headache, no dizziness.
I ate the hostel's shitty breakfast and went for a walk.
It's a nice and sunny day. I check out the main strip that has some souvenir shops and make my way to the MAAM museum infront of the town's main park: Plaza Principal 9th of July (which is being reconstructed)!
The museum costs ARG$40 and it's worth it. They give you a brief intro to the Inca culture. It spikes you curiosity and doesn't go on and on about it. It's concise.
In the museum, which I think is due to the shitty lighting, I begin to get a nasty headache again. Like, I even begin debating wether I need glasses.
At the end of the first floor you can see one out of three best preserved mummies from the Inca empire!! They are the frozen children found at 6000 in Llullaillaco!
They change Inca child every 8 months.
Whilst I was there I saw the boy.
They are small, and preserved they way they were found.
It was fascinating to see!
I then left walk around, and as I strolled, I realized that all of Salta seems to be shut down. Hah! It was then that I learned that they close from 12-5! Wow... So there's nothing to do.
Now I'm fighting off altitude sickness and the worse part is that I'M NOT EVEN THAT HIGH!! So it's giving me anxiety about not being able to climb higher (go north) if I can't handle 1190m.
The headache and dizziness is extremely frustrating. :(

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