I arrived in Huaraz at 6.30am. The weather, or should I say the temperature was a chilly 2 degrees outside. From my comfortable semi-cama seat, covered in the blanket I questioned my reasoning for leaving the coast of Huanchaco. Even thought it was overcast, the temperature was warmer than Huanchaco. I couldn’t judge a town solely on its temperature could I? Well, the answer was no on this occasion, I came to Huaraz to do some trekking. It has some of the best treks in the world close by in the mountainous region of the Cordilleras Blanca. There is one trek, Huayhuash (pronounced why-wash), which is supposed to be one of the top three treks in the world. However, this trek lasts for 8 days and 7 nights, and I just didn’t have that length of
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