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South America » Peru » Ancash » Huaraz November 16th 2010

Chavin de Huantar je jedna z najvyznamnejsich a najstarsich pamiatok v Peru, svojho casu to bolo najvyznamnejsie nabozenske stredisko a jeho architektura ovplyvnila kultury v sirokom okoli, toto boli dovody pre ktore sme si navstevu tohto miesta nemohli nechat ujst. Chavin sa nachadza v malej dedinke a dostat sa tam moze byt problem, preto sme sa rozhodli zaplatit si vylet. Minibus pre 15 ludi nas vyzdvihol priamo pred nasim hotelom a vyrazili sme na 4 hodinovu cestu po dalsej zanedbanej ceste plnej dier, skal a zosuvov. Najzaujimavejsou castou celeho komplexu pre nas boli podzemne katakomby do ktorych sme mohli ist a ktore v minulosti sluzili na prevadzania nabozenskych obradov. Chavin je tiez znamy svojimi kamennymi hlavami a slavnym granitovym totemom - bohom. Vecer, po navrate, sme mali dost casu len na dobalenie poslednych veci a o ... read more
Chavin de Huantar
Chavin de Huantar
Chavin de Huantar

South America » Peru » Ancash » Huaraz November 15th 2010

Uz vcera vecer sme sa rozhodli skusit prejst cely trek za 3 dni. Rano sme vstali naozaj skoro, v noci opat prsalo a steny stanu trocha premokli a hukot blizkeho vodopadu tiez nepomohol k pokojnemu, nicim nerusenemu spanku. O 7.30 sme uz boli na ceste a znova sme pokracovali nadhernou sirokou roklinou plnou pokojne sa pasucich koni, oslikov a krav. Minuli sme dve velke laguny - Ichiccocha a Jatuncocha s krystalovo cistou vodou, plnych popadanych vetvi, kacic a ryb. Udolie sa postupne zvazovalo dole a potocik Santa Cruz sa menil na divoku riecku. Postupne pripudalo miestnych obivatelov, ktory tu obrabali svoje policka, rybarcili alebo nas minali na ceste. Obidvaja sme sa zhodli, ze nase rozhodnutie spavit tento trek samy bolo spravne - na nikoho sme sa nemuseli viazat a naplnilo nas to prijemnym pocitom ze sme ... read more
laguna Ichiccocha
laguna Ichiccocha
laguna Ichiccocha

South America » Peru » Ancash » Cordillera Blanca November 14th 2010

Dneska jsme byli vzhuru asi v 6, protoze jsme nemohli spat kvuli desti. Mame tady v Peru obdobi destu - az do brezna, a to v horach znamena, ze prsi dost casto. Moc jsme toho nenaspali, ale snidane nam spravilachut - fazole z konzervy s chlebam, pro Kacku lemsip proti nachlazeni a cajdu. Sbalili jsme se a vyrazil kolem 7 na trek. Cekalo nas zdolat prevyseni skoro 1 kilometru- Paria byla asi 3.800 a nejvyssi bod Punta Union 4760. To je stoupani a pak po prekonani prusmyku jen dolu. Vcera jsme sli pred dalsi skupinou turistu, ti uz byli brzy rano na ceste a tak jsme byli zvedavi kam dneska dojdou oni a kam my. My sli solo, oni s pruvodcem a oslikami, kteri jim nesli veskerou vybavu - jo, lenivci... Zacatek byl jeste v pohode, ... read more
kolem nas/around us
kolem nas/around us
kolem nas/around us

South America » Peru » Ancash » Cordillera Blanca November 13th 2010

Na najblizsich par dni sme si naplanovali zdolat Santa Cruz trek, ktory trva 3 - 4 dni, ide cez Cordilera Blanca a je povazovany za najkrajsi v tejto oblasti. Den predtym sme si nakupili, zbalili vsetko co sme potrebovali a o 6.30 rano sme plni ocakavania sedeli v autobuse. Meskali sme len 10 minut a to kvoli sliepkam, ktore trebalo vylozit na strechu. Nase nadsenie vsak netrvalo dlho, pretoze na konci ulice autobus opat zastavil a tentoraz na dobrych 45 minut - dalsia nakladna na strechu, tentoraz nejake plechy. O 7.30 sme konecne z Huarazu vyrazili, za mestom este trebalo podplatit policajtov za prilis velky naklad na streche, ale to bola uz len taka malickost. Do nasho cielu - Vaquerie sme nakoniec dorazili s 2 a pol hodinovym meskanim, ale na to si tu uz pomaly ... read more
ranajky/ breakfast
kolik psu vidis/how many dogs can u c
Cordillera blanca

South America » Peru » Ancash » Huaraz November 12th 2010

Autobus nam dneska z Casmy do Huarazu - nasej dalsej zastavky - isiel o 4.30, nas hostel bol nastastie blizko a celkom nam to ulahcilo ranne vstavanie. Den predtym sme si sikovne vybrali miesto hned za vodicom, kde byva vzdy vela miesta na nohy a tesili sme sa ako sa nebudeme tlacit. Autobus ktory prisiel bol vsak nieco ine ako sme ocakavali, bol to taky polovicny minibus a nase miesto bolo samozrejme to uplne najmensie. Dalsia mile prekvapenie bolo, ze tento autobus nemal kufor a tak nase veci putovali na strechu, hned vedla klietok so sliepkami. Dalsia "vyhoda" nasich miest bola, ze sme mohli sledovat nasich dvoch soferov priamo v akci a obcas bolo lepsie predstierat spanok. Nasi sofery brali celu jazdu ako velku srandu, cim blizsie ku kraju rokliny tym lepsie a oproti iduce auto ... read more
na ceste/on the way
na ceste/on the way
prestavka/break

South America » Peru » Ancash » Casma November 11th 2010

Rano, tak ako sme planovali den predtym, sme vstali o siestej, dobalili posledne veci a zobrali si taxik na autobusovu stanicu. Nas dnesny ciel bol Sechin pri malom mestecku Casma do ktoreho nejazdi priama linka a preto sme museli vystupit v Chimbote a odtial si zohnat colectivo. V autobuse sme sa uplnou zhodou okolnosti dali do reci s pani, ktora do Casmy isla tiez a je bratranec vlastnil collectivo. Hotel sa nam tiez podarilo najst bez problemov a len sme zhodili batohy a vybrali sa do Sechinu, vzdialeno od Casmy len 5 km. Obidvaja sme sa vsak zhodli ze to bolo pomerne sklamanie a cakali sme viac. Cele miesto vyzeralo ze uz ma casy najvacsej slavy za sebou, neupravene a archeologicke vykopy nedokoncene. Nakoniec nas na celom komplexe zaujalo obrie hniezdno, ktore si vcely vybudovali priamo ... read more
z Trujilla/from Trujillo
na ceste do Sechinu/on the way to Sechin
Sechin sam/Sechin itself

South America » Peru » Ancash » Cordillera Huayhuash October 31st 2010

Completed a trek in the Cordillera Huayhuash in peru. Absolutely stunning...its the place where touching the void happened. Quite hard trekking....we climbed over 6000m in 8 days at an altitude of never less than 3500m and up to 5100m at the highest point. Pretty much had the place to ourselves, other than one group of Israelis and our guide/cook and our donkey driver (we had 4 donkeys to carry tents and food for 8 days). Photos are here... ... read more

South America » Peru » Ancash » Huaraz September 29th 2010

The bus from Cusco to Ayacucho was excruciatingly long. I left Cusco at 6:45am and didn’t arrive in Ayacucho until 4:40am the following day (this involved a change of bus in Andahuaylas). Ayacucho used to be at the centre of Peruvian tourism, as it’s a pretty colonial city with more churches than I could count. In the 1980s, it was the focal point of the bloody war between the left wing Marxist group Sendero Luminoso and the government, with locals caught in the firing line. But despite the area being politically stable once again, it’s still relatively quiet and off the beaten track, even though it’s midway between Lima and Cusco. I only spent a day in the city, which was enough to explore it thoroughly enough, before catching another night bus to my next ... read more
Ayacucho
One of the many churches in the city
Another church

South America » Peru » Ancash » Huaraz September 27th 2010

Tahlei Altitude is a bitch. Climbing stairs makes you feel like an overweight smoker. Shampoo, sunscreen, moisturiser - everything erupts in a messy reminder that the air pressure has changed. And that change in air pressure is probably to blame for the stomach problems we all suffered after taking an overnight bus from sea level to 3,000 metres. But with such heights comes the potential for exciting descents! Whether on a mountain bike or a sandboard, we have had some of these exciting descents lately. We arrived in Huaraz, the capital of the Cordillera Blanca, home to something like 23 snow-capped peaks higher than 5,000 metres, and the hulking Huascarán, Peru's highest peak at 6,768 metres. No matter how comfortable the bus, so overnight journey is going to be enjoyable. We emerged bleary-eyed and exhausted into ... read more
Huascarán
ready for action
Our route

South America » Peru » Ancash » Huaraz September 18th 2010

Nous avons pris un autobus de nuit pour se rendre à Huaraz. C'est une ville qui est à seulement 400 kilomètres de Lima, mais puisque ça monte dans les montagnes, le trajet prend 8h! On s'est donc confortablement installé dans la section VIP de notre autobus, ou Phil nous avait réservé des sièges. On avait des bancs qui se penchaient beaucoup, et un petit support pour nos jambes style Lazy-Boy. Ça s'annonçait bien côté confort. Le trajet a bien été, mais on a été vraiment brassés un moment donné. On sentait que l'autobus montait en zigzaguant... ayayaye! Je jetais souvent un coup d'oeil à Phil pour voir s'il était correct, il semblait ok. À notre arrivée par contre, mettons qu'il était temps qu'on arrive. Phil était blanc-vert. La combinaison "trajet zigzaguant" + "passons de l'altitude 0 ... read more
The au coca
Vue de la terrasse
1re randonnee




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