Matt and the mountain

A comfy bus i hear you cry!!!?

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January 13th 2006
An unusually comfortable 8 hour bus journey from Lima found us bright eyed and bushy tailed in Huaraz, Peru's climbing, trecking and mountain biking heartland....where we spent 5 days doing nothing in particular and travelling everywhere by bus. Its not that we are lazy (bad back, bad knees are the excuses, i have prepared more if you want an argument...) but as we got off the bus we were jumpe ... read more

South America » Peru » Ancash » Cordillera Blanca

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Ancient Peru was the seat of several prominent Andean civilizations, most notably that of the Incas whose empire was captured by the Spanish conquistadors in 1533. Peruvian independence was declared in 1821, and remaining Spanish forces defeated in 1... ... read more