Prvy den na Santa Cruz treku/ First day at Santa Cruz trek

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Na najblizsich par dni sme si naplanovali zdolat Santa Cruz trek, ktory trva 3 - 4 dni, ide cez Cordilera Blanca a je povazovany za najkrajsi v tejto oblasti. Den predtym sme si nakupili, zbalili vsetko co sme potrebovali a o 6.30 rano sme plni ocakavania sedeli v autobuse. Meskali sme len 10 minut a to kvoli sliepkam, ktore trebalo vylozit na strechu. Nase nadsenie vsak netrvalo dlho, pretoze na konci ulice autobus opat zastavil a tentoraz na dobrych 45 minut - dalsia nakladna na strechu, tentoraz nejake plechy. O 7.30 sme konecne z Huarazu vyrazili, za mestom este trebalo podplatit policajtov za prilis velky naklad na streche, ale to bola uz len taka malickost. Do nasho cielu - Vaquerie sme nakoniec dorazili s 2 a pol hodinovym meskanim, ale na to si tu uz pomaly zvykame. Nasa trasa na dneska bola Vaqueia - Paria a tento den nebol vobec namahavy. Prvy usek cesty viedol cez miestne dedinky a chudoba v nich bola neuveritelna - domy z blata, ziadna kanalizacia, jediny luxus elektrina. Miestne deti od nas skusali zobrat susienky, ale nic sme im nedali, lebo potom by sme nemali kde kupit dalsie. Okolie, ako sme ocakavali, bolo samozrejme nadherne a stale bolo na co pozerat. Na vecer sme si nasli pekne, skryte miestecko, uvarili teplu veceru a o 7 zaliezli do spacaku, lebo uz bola tma a celkom zima.


For next few days we planned to do Santa Cruz trek, it takes 3 - 4 days, crosses Cordilera Blanca and is ment to be the most beautiful in this area. We had bought everything we needed day before, packed our backs and by 6.30 we were sitting full of expectation on a bus. We were 10minutes late , because of the chickens were being put on the bus roof. Our entushiasm didnt last long, because at the end of that street we stopped again and this time it was more than 45 minutes - they had to load some metal staff. At about 7.30 we finally left Huaraz, on the outskirts, our driver had to bribe the policemen because of overloading the roof area, but it was just a little thing. To our destination - Vaqueria - we arrived with 2 and half hours delay, but we are getting used to it. Our route for today was Vaqueria - Paria and this day wasnt exhausting at all. First part of it led us through little local villages and poverty there was just unbelievable - houses from mud, no canalization, electricity seemed to be only luxus. Local kids tried to beg to get some bicsuits , but we didnt get them anything because there was no way for us to buy new ones. Our surroudings, as expected, was spectacular and there was always something to look at. In the evening we found nice, sheltered place, cooked a hot dinner and by 7 we were in our sleeping bags, mainly because it was cold and complete dark.

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