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Bringing the sheep to Sunday market in Carhuaz. Every Sunday the locals come down from the mountains and buy or exchange goods. No tourists here (except us!) It seems the tourists don´t make it past Huaraz.

I´m retiring to Carhuaz

January 8th 2007
Just returned to Lima by the night bus from Huaraz(didn´t sleep much). Splurged on the bed bus though I still couldn't sleep. I kept waking up and seeing theses cones bordering the switchbacks whizzing by in a blur. I just didn't want to know what was happening out there! The cordillera blanca region is truly spectacular. Did not stay in Huaraz, which was clearly the tourist center of the ar ... 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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