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South America » Peru » Ancash » Huaraz » Huascaran National Park November 22nd 2010

Na weer vier weken vrijwilligerswerk gedaan te hebben besloten om maar weer eens wat meer van het land te gaan zien. Deb is druk met haar stage bezig en Thieu had zin om wat meer van de natuur hier te gaan bekijken. Gekozen is er voor een trekking in Huaraz. Huaraz is het trekking- en bergbeklimcentrum van Zuid-Amerika en de foto´s waren erg aantrekkelijk. In Cuzco gezocht naar welke trekking aantrekkelijk was en Thieu heeft vervolgens gekozen om de Santa Cruz trek te gaan lopen. Deze duurt 4 dagen en gaat tot een hoogte van 4750 meter. Tevens een lekker trainingkje voor de Inca trail. Vervolgens vanuit Cuzco geprobeerd te boeken bij een kantoortje in Huaraz maar natuurlijk verliep dat niet helemaal perfect. Op z´n Peruaans krijg je eerst info en dan vervlgens wordt het stil. ... read more

South America » Peru » Ancash » Huaraz » Huascaran National Park September 13th 2010

Awesome Fun for a Sore Arse It had been a restless night’s sleep. Some kind of fiesta was happening because the BANG of bottle rockets had carried on well past midnight, as had the howling of the city’s many dogs. Then, just as it seemed the city had finally gone to sleep, the roosters started up. Whoever said that roosters crow at dawn is full of shit because these cocks started up long before the grey light of pre-dawn. We were picked up by the tour company’s shuttle bus at 6AM. The Boss and I had moved our bags into Kyle and Tahlei’s room and left the keys and a note explaining that we had checked out but would be back to pay that evening. The guy who booked our tour told us that, for $50 ... read more
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South America » Peru » Ancash » Huaraz » Huascaran National Park August 3rd 2010

Hallo Freunde! Das Team Mittelfranken ist inzwischen in Huaraz eingeschlagen und bereitet sich professionell auf Grosses vor. Die diesjaehrige Strategie lautet: Den Alkohol durch Wasser ersetzen, 12 Stunden am Tag schlafen und Finger weg von der Duenpfiffsuppe! Klappt bisher ganz hervorragend. Haben gestern erfolgreich die Innereien- und Fischabteilung des lokalen Marktes besichtigt, dabei fast gekotzt und anschliessend mehrere warme Mahlzeiten zu uns genommen, um schoen Substanz aufzubauen. Ansonsten haben wir heute eine kleine Wanderung auf 4500 Meter ueber Null unternommen. Leider war der DAV Summit Club und ungefaehr 4000 andere Wandervoegel auch schon da. Nachdem wir uns wie immer auf die Pole Position begeben haben, wars dann noch richtig schoen und uns gings spitze bis auf die fehlende Luft im System. So weit so gut! Spektakulaere News in Kuerze! Roemi und Floeri.... read more
Der Roemi
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South America » Peru » Ancash » Huaraz » Huascaran National Park October 13th 2009

Hola again Amigos and Amigas, Our travels from Ica to the nation’s capital of Lima only took about 4 or so hours in a pretty ordinary bus. 4 hours on a bus is easy these days. Lima is the biggest city in Peru with a population of close to 8 million. It’s a city with many faces. When I visited in 2006 most of my time was spent in the tourist zone of Miraflores, this time though would be very different. We were fortunate to have met a local girl from Lima during our time in Cusco named Ana. She took on the role of tour guide extraordinaire for a day, a long day. We were chauffeured through the suburbs of Barranco, Chorrillos, Miraflores, San Isidro and downtown Lima stopping at will, being presented with a ... read more
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South America » Peru » Ancash » Huaraz » Huascaran National Park October 5th 2009

We've been in Huaraz 5 days now and the last three have been jam packed with various treks. I can honestly say I have never been so exhausted in my life as I was last night, but it was totally worth it! On day one we did an acclimatization walk as the altitude here can make you terribly sick if you're not used to it. We did this at Lake Llacca. Suprisingly the altitude didn't mess with me at all. I've been fine the whole time thankfully as I wouldn't want sickness to have spoilt the amazing surroundings I was in. I don't actually feel like I can describe them, as I'd typically use a word like amazing, but I use this word to describe things like food, but these views were on a totally different ... read more
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South America » Peru » Ancash » Huaraz » Huascaran National Park September 20th 2009

What can I tell you about our happenings, since my previous entry, that was made even before we have taken the flight to start our journey - so many things have happened. Well, Since Nitzan wrote you a little about our flights to Lima, and about our stay in Lima, I will jump directly to our last week, spent in Huaraz, situated 8 hours north of Lima. Well, first, I am happy that I can write you, that means I came back from the “Santa Cruz" trek. Though I am back, I cannot say I am in one piece, because I have just learned about the existence of muscles I was not aware I have in my body - and now that they are aching and contracted, I have come to know them. Nitzan is writing ... read more
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South America » Peru » Ancash » Huaraz » Huascaran National Park December 14th 2008

Well, if the last blog finished off with some trepidation, it was a case of first impressions not being right at all! Yes, our first couple of days in Peru were not so impressive. We basically came down from the mountains into the scrub and desert. It was like someone had flicked a switch at the border between wealth (relatively speaking) and poverty. The houses were really like little run down shacks. There was litter everywhere (big plastic bag issue in this country) along the side of the road, even well into the desert where it seems there was noone around to litter. Perhaps its their equivalent of a landfill? The first town we came to was pretty grim and we thanked our lucky stars we were not staying there - vultures circling above it. But ... read more
Dems de Andes!
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Chavin carving

South America » Peru » Ancash » Huaraz » Huascaran National Park October 17th 2008

i arrived from trujillo to huaraz overnight, to a chilly, damp, grey and very english feeling morning. the altitude is quite high here and the thin air and the lack of sleep and dreary weather didnt inspire great things in me. i found a hostel for two nights until i could get in touch with my couch host and get acclimatised. i am ashamed to say i did this watching telly and eating but it did the trick! in the hostel i actually had a shower so hot i had to add some cold! which hasnt happened since leaving england!! the rainy season has started here in peru and every afternoon between 2 and 4 ish it pours down. you get a ten minute warning with a loud clap of thunder then take cover for half ... read more
route to lagoona churup
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South America » Peru » Ancash » Huaraz » Huascaran National Park October 8th 2008

We had 2 not so exciting days, hence no updates (even from SPOT). I should say that I did not have exciting days, Jeff might beg to differ. Sunday night, or possibly monday morning, he caught a stomach bug that took him out for 2 days. He worked on strengthening his stomach muscles while I exercised them in different ways. The legend of my iron stomach lives on, and if I am not trading places with Jeff by tomorrow morning, I should be good for the rest of the 5 weeks. In the last 3 days I've had, amongst other things, a fried guinea pig, a sketchy looking hen (cooked of course), a variety of sauces (not temperature hot), a drink made of maize/corn and apples, an energy bar with coca (Jeff and I are calling ... read more

South America » Peru » Ancash » Huaraz » Huascaran National Park October 8th 2008

All is well here in Huaraz! I recovered from my stomach bug which I feel came about from eating grilled pig in the outdoor market- not a good idea- no "iron stomach" here. Just could not resist- everyone is so friendly and wants you to try their local food. Today we biked from Huaraz to 12,500 ft through some of the most beautiful country I have ever seen. From an arid grassland to the base of the glaciers in Huascuran National Park. It was full of life-Peruvians washing clothes, bathing and fishing in the streams, sheep/cattle herders (shepherds) tending to their animals, the building of houses and the continued friendly waves that we have received from everyone. It is hard to capture the imagery here and the simplicity. People in these more remote areas farm with ... read more
Jeff and his bike




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