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South America » Peru » Ancash » Cordillera Blanca June 2nd 2007

Well what an interesting week. After being saddened by Minstrels death, we had a BBQ party on Saturday in honour of Tristans birthday. Me and the globals (as we are now called) bought a cake under the pretense of Tristans birthday but really we just wanted to eat a big cake. Stephanie came back to Huaraz. She was in the group before us doing the programme, and she decided to come back for a few days before she went home. So we all piled in a taxi (Me Tom Lauara Jess Stephanie Liz and Ben - it was a tight squeeze!) and went up. Unfortunately when we got up there there was more bad news. There were blood stainted towels and bowls of bloody water everywhere. Blade was hit by a combi (a minivan) and ... read more
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South America » Peru » Ancash » Cordillera Blanca May 26th 2007

Seriously. Minstrel was murdered. I am so sad, he was such a lovely dog. When I was sick he was by my side the whole time and put his head on my knee. It was because he was rascist. He hated all peruvians and would bark and growl at any that passed by, but any gringos he would love them. So some peruvian killed him. I think its because he was abused by some peruvians. Miss you Minstrel, rest in peace. Anyway, nothing much happening really. Still building walls in the trucha farm, we have some more peruvian helpers now. So it is going much faster. I´m leaving the country in 3 weeks so am seriously plannign what I want to do. Luara is sick with giardia now, and the other two are suspected to ... read more
Minstrel
Matt and Amandas last night
Sunset

South America » Peru » Ancash » Cordillera Blanca May 20th 2007

Yay! I get some kick ass antibiotics and I feel better now! I´m so happy I´ve been feeling like shit for so long I almost forgot how nice it was to feel well. Well after staying in Huaraz Friday night and being generally antisocial as I still felt bad, we went up for the BBQ on Saturday. In the morning me and Audrey went out and did some shopping. She is a lovely person and we had some great convos. Due to my delapitating illness i couldnt eat any fruit veggies cheese milk or yoghurt as they would make me feel bad. So I had some bacon for brekkie which was great. Basically every saturday now there is a BBQ at the Lodge and the first one was really fun. We had burgers and chorizo ... read more
Mindy and Babette
Blade
Me and Audrey

South America » Peru » Ancash » Cordillera Blanca May 16th 2007

Na een dag of 9 in Arequipa en omgeving heb ik mijn reis voortgezet in noordelijke richting. De laatste bestemming voor ik vanaf Lima naar huis vlieg is Huaraz, aan de voet van de Cordillera Blanca. Vanuit Arequipa betekent dit een lange busreis (+24 uur in de bus zitten) met een overstap in Lima. Dat lijkt een verschrikking, maar ik vind het meevallen. De busreizen zijn, zeker in Bolivia en Peru, een belevenis op zich. Ik reis dan ook graag met de goedkopere bussen, waar ook de locals gebruik van maken. Er zijn wel luxere en duurdere toeristenbussen, maar dat is een stuk saaier. Toen ik op het busstation in Arequipa aankwam was het een echte mierenhoop; heel wat anders dan je op een busstation in Nederland aantreft. Er is dan ook niet echt sprake ... read more
Quebrada Santa Cruz
Fuego
Pueblito

South America » Peru » Ancash » Cordillera Blanca May 11th 2007

The gringo weight loss diet. 1) Go to altitude, so you feel naseuous and lose all apetite for about a week. 2) Get food poisoning so any food you do eat just gets puked right back up again. Lose appetite again. 3) Get Giardia, so little parasite eat all your food for you. And voila, the gringo weight loss diet! Yes thats right, I have giardia which is a waterbourne parasite. I´m relieved I finally have an explanation of why I´ve been feeling so crap the past few weeks. It basically stops you digesting food whihc is why I´ve felt so weak. I had to take another two days off work on Thursday and Friday. Basically I feel like shit, no energy, upset stomach, stomach cramps the works. I´m really glad now that I know ... read more
Me and Arnold and Kevin
Big hole
Thomas

South America » Peru » Ancash » Cordillera Blanca April 21st 2007

Santa Cruz South America » Peru » Cordillera Blanca By BoskoApril 21st 2007Bosko Hola! Pozdravljeni. Ravno sem se vrnil iz 4 dnevnega trekinga po gorah peruja, natancneje po Colrillera Blanka, po dolini Santa Cruz. Kaj naj recem, cudovito. Res da me je precej zeblo dve noci v sotoru (zunaj je blo kar blizu nicle, se mi zdi), ace pa smo imeli kar lepo vreme, razen prvi dan ko je malce dezevalo. Pa tudi cas je kar pravi, ker se ni visoka sezona, tak da se vsega skupaj videl kvecjemu 20 ljudi (to vkljucuje tudi nas7 iz nase skupine). Malce me je dajala tudi visinska bolezen, predvsem ker sem imel premalo casa za aklimatizacijo, pa me je malo glava... read more
Cordillera Blanca
Cordillera Blanca
Cordillera Blanca

South America » Peru » Ancash » Cordillera Blanca April 16th 2007

You need some thermal pants South America » Peru » Cordillera Blanca By Elmo AbbeyApril 16th 2007Abbey Elliott Set amongst the cordillera blanca andes mountains Hauraz was a picturesque base for a hike into the hills. We hired a guide to take us up a river valley and then up to see glaciers, a lake and a glacial valley. There were plenty of wild cows, horses, donkeys etc on the way. We even got caught in a bull/cow turf war. Even our guide Edgar looked a little worried. We made it 4300m above sea level at the highest point which left us breathless and exhausted. We hiked 7-8 hours per day and camped at the foot of snow capped peaks. It g... read more
3 of a kind
Keep fit
bottom of the river valley

South America » Peru » Ancash » Cordillera Blanca December 2nd 2006

We are in Huaraz region of Peru and wow, what a change from Guatemala! We have been amazed at how nice people are here, even coming out of their homes to wait for a bus with us, and even, on occasion, having students come up and want a picture with us...freak show anybody?!? They specifically asked for a photo with the gringos, which we had taken but absolutely no doubts allowed said we were from England, not that that makes much difference here, everybody is so welcoming. We have done some treking, but with the majority just over 4000m, us poor lowland Brits are finding it somewhat hard to breath...it´s taken us an entire week to fully aclimatize so we can even walk along beside a lake at 4250m and not feel out of breath. We ... read more
funky tree and blue lake
PIramide
From Llupa with love

South America » Peru » Ancash » Cordillera Blanca October 19th 2006

When I first heard about the Cordillera Blanca - Peru´s trekking and climbing mecca - I envisioned lycra-clad sport climbers and gear-laden gringo backpackers swarming mountain trails...mountains fading with beauty from overuse. After an incredible 8-day Cordillera Blanca circuit trek, I can say I was mostly wrong - but not completely! I wanted a solo journey, and with recent reports of armed thugs in the nearby Cordillera Huayhuash I thought the Cordillera Blanca (CB) would be a nicer option. I hitched a combi to Catac, walked up to Laguna Quesquecocha past an otherwordly Puya raimondii grove, and over a nice starter pass (at Laguna Acococha, 4600m). After a first cold, sleepless night with some altitude-related headaches, I continued up the Quebrada Raria and over a 4... read more
CB fuzzy cacti
Laguna Queshquecocha
late afternoon at pass nr Lagua Acococha - oh, my head ached here!

South America » Peru » Ancash » Cordillera Blanca October 1st 2006

שקלנו לעשות יום מנוחה קליל ולהתכונן לקראת יום כיפור, אבל החלטנו שההסתגלות לגבהים מחייבת אותנו להמשיך באימון הפיזי... אי לכך יצאנו במסע מזורז, כדי לסיים מספיק מוקדם לסעודה מפסקת והתארגנות לצום. תפסנו מונית לתחילת המסלול וסגרנו איתו שיחכה לנו בסוף היום, כי לא רצינו לקחת סיכונים מיותרים... כמובן שסגרנו זאת עם הידיים והרגליים, וקיווינו מאוד שהוא מבין.... האמת שאת המסלול עשינו מאוד מהר, אבל הנופים היו מהממים, הלגונה יפיפיה, והגוף שלנו מתחיל לאט לאט לעכל את הגובה. הגענו חצי שעה לפני המתוכנן לסיום. שיהיה ברור שכשאנחנו אומרים סוף מסלול אנחנו לא מתכוונים למקום עם ציווליזציה ותחבורה, אלא רק לנקודה מסוימת על שביל העפר.... הגשם החל לרדת ואנחנו כססנו ציפורניים מהלחץ שהנהג שלנו יבריז. שלוש דקות לפני השעה שנקבעה כבר כמעט התייאשנו והתחלנו לשבור את הראש לגבי מה נעשה, לקלל את הנהג, ולחשב אם יש לנו זמן ... read more
laguna churup
laguna churup
cafe andino




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