Day 1 - To Lake 69

Santa Cruz Trek

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July 24th 2006
We arrived back yesterday from our 5 day trek in the Cordillera Blanca. We went on a route called The Santa Cruz Loop which is pretty popular with tourists here. We set off on Day 1 in a private minibus with the 6 other people who were going on the trek with us and 4 other who were doing a one day walk up to Lake 69 which was the first attraction on the itinerary. After a flat tyre and an unsc ... 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