Blogs from Huaraz, Ancash, Peru, South America - page 4

After flying into Lima I jumped straight onto a 9hr long night bus which kindly dropped me off in Huaraz at 6.30am. Huaraz is a small town situated near to the Cordillera Blanca mountain range in the Andes, Peru and sits at just over 3000m above sea level. I checked into my hostel (Churup Auberge) which I would highly recommend to anyone who wants to stay in Huaraz. It has great friendly staff, lovely rooms, a fire place in the lounge on the top floor which has views of the mountain range and a great set up for taking treks into the mountains. I had planned to meet Isabel, Siobhan and Liz here (who I had met in Ecuador) but unfortunately they were delayed by 2 days due to illness and buses, so until they arrived ... read more

Minus 15 sleeping bags worked a treat and we slept well, waking before dawn to see if we could see any of the meteorites, It was bloody freezing and the tent was covered in ice, JD stayed out for a while looking at the sky whilst I scampered back to my downy sleeping bag like a scalded cat and had another hours kip. Dawn emerged from behind the mountains throwing orange hues in streaks across the valley as the sun peaked through the saddles of the surrounding slopes. Hot noodles were in order, forgoing coffee as water was running short (I had looked for water purification tabs everywhere the day before we left to no avail) It wouldn’t have mattered we had yet to find any water that would be in any way drinkable. With water ... read more

Our departure from Huanchaco was bittersweet. The saying of goodbyes and the anticipation of arriving to a place we had waited a year and a half to see. We missed out last year due to missing the season, The wet season is said to be pretty miserable so we gave it a miss.........until now. The journey was uneventful as we took a night bus electing to no longer arrive in any town after dark after hearing too many stories of unfortunate souls running into trouble. Taking the night bus meant we would miss the oncoming views (as dawn was still a ways off) as we entered the Cordillera Blanca y Negra mountain range as we speed forth to the city of Huaraz. Emerging bleary eyed from the bus the first thing that hit me was the ... read more

Spent another day trekking this time to Laguna Churup and getting prepared to start climbing Monday. Sunday was a day of rest and I hit the museum in Huaraz as well as caught some of the parade as it is the 36th Anniversary of something here. It has been a little cloudy here the last day or so and hoping that it is clear for the first summit attempt on Tuesday.... read more

Finally received my luggage after waiting two days and headed off to the bus. An eight hour bus trip did not sound exciting but Cruz del Sur bus lines did an excellent job. Comfortable, service and no problems. Arrived in Huaraz around 5 pm and drove by the local market that looks interesting. Tomorrow will be an aclimatization day walking around Huaraz so I hope to have great shots of the area and also the local market. Just a few pics today. A couple of last pictures before leaving Lima, a few on the bus of the mountains when reaching the area and a sunset shot from the top of Olaza's guesthouse. Nice place and away from the square so it is quiet.... read more