Huatapallana is a snow and ice capped peak that towers over its neighbours reaching an impressive 5,100 metres above sea level. Tim, Malaika, Cally and I decided to hike to one of its glaciers near its summit on the advice from previous and current travellers to Huancayo. Tim, being an adventure and outdoor enthusiast, was extremely excited. Malaika and Cally were dubious but intrepid nonetheless. And I had resigned myself to the fact that we were going to climb a friggin mountain. We also conscripted two others to join our group: Karen, a volunteer at an orphanage, from the US, and Vaughn, a Canadian who was pre-med and volunteering at the Chupaca Med Centre with the four of us. And so, on a fine Saturday morning at 8am, we all gathered in the centre of town,
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