Loaded

Benjamin (pronounced like: Ben-hymen) the porter/cook was carrying a massive load of food all the way up and back down. So much that he never intended to cook it for us - it was his backhander to his family... at the expense of his knees.

HUARAZ: Blessed and Cursed by its Beauty

October 17th 2008
The ´Mile High Club´ is for people with a big fascination for remarkably small proportions. Nestled in a North-South running valley, with the lower Cordillera Negro (black range) to one side, and the Cordillera Blanco (White Range) on the other, Huaraz is an awesome spectacle of altitude. The peaks of Blanco tower over the town, which itself sits at 3000m. Compare this to National Park, NZ, at ... read more

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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

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