Jun 2, 2005 - Huaraz

After travelling down through southern Ecuador, stopping briefly in Cuenca and Vilcabamba, I headed pretty much straight for Huaraz in the Cordillera Blanca. ... Had a great time around Huaraz and stayed in areally nice hostal with loads of English DVDs but eventually had to move on and caught a night bus to Lima to continue our adventures. ...

May 27, 2005 - Huaraz and Chavin de Huantar

28. We returned to Huaraz and hooked up with 2 Australian couples from WA for dinner and drinks. ... The dinner cost us about $1 each for 2 courses.28. We returned to Huaraz and hooked up with 2 Australian couples from WA for dinner and drinks. ... The dinner cost us about $1 each for 2 courses....

May 23, 2005 - Huaraz, Peru... Up in the Mountains

At six in the morning of Saturday, as the bus pulled into the bus teminal of Huaraz, I found myself blinking in the crisp moutain air, at an altitude of 3091m. ... What a change from the flat, desert like coast of Peru! The hot Ecuadorian Pacific coast, needless to say, feels like it belonged to a totally different era! Actually, it wasn't as cold as I had imagined.At six in the morning of Saturday, as the bus pulled into the bus teminal of Huaraz, I found myself blinking in the crisp moutain air, at an altitude of 3091m. ... What a change from the flat, desert like coast of Peru! The hot Ecuadorian Pacific coast, needless to say, feels like it belonged to a totally different era! Actually, it wasn't as cold as I had imagined....

May 22, 2005 - Santa Cruz Circuit - Cordillera Blanca

22. The first 2 hours of the walk were in a tight canyon following the river up the Quebrada Santa Cruz. ... The start was a steady climb and very hot going with the sun beating down on us.22. The first 2 hours of the walk were in a tight canyon following the river up the Quebrada Santa Cruz. ... The start was a steady climb and very hot going with the sun beating down on us....

May 19, 2005 - Huaraz and the Cordillera Blanca

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May 18, 2005 - Chimbote - Hell on Earth

We had planned to take the bus to Chimbote and stay overnight so we could catch the 8. ... The buses from Trijullo were all night buses but the bus from Chimbote took a scenic day route through a canyon. ... We had heard Chimbote was a bit of a dive but we had never imagined it would be so bad! As soon as the bus hit the outskirts of town we were struck by an overpowering fish smell. ... The fish smell in Chimbote is really disgusting and very overpowering. ... I decided to take Immodium (although I know I shouldn't) because there was no way I was going to pospone the trip and stay in Chimbote any longer than I had to. ...

May 5, 2005 - Peru - Huaraz

This is probably going to be better remembered as 'Inciraz'.This is probably going to be better remembered as 'Inciraz'....

Mar 19, 2005 - Pohjois-Peru

Ylitettyamme noin viikko sitten Ecuadorin ja Perun valisen rajan, jossa suurin ongelma oli saada rajavirkailijat hereille asianmukaisten papereiden leimaamiseksi, olemme edenneet reittia Piura-Chiclayo-Trujillo-Huaraz-Lima. ... Ei ihme, etta Huarazin kaupungista (3091 m) on muodostunut varsinainen vuorikiipeilijoiden ja vaeltajien Mekka, sijaitseehan siella myos Perun korkein vuori Huascarán (6768 m). ... 100 km Huarazista naimme mielettomia vuoristomaisemia ja lumipeitteisia vuorenhuippuja. ...

Feb 2, 2005 - Huaraz. Cordillera Blanca, Andes. Peru.

Huaraz in the Andes was a tough challenge. ... We trekked for 9 hours at over 4200 metres and more.Huaraz in the Andes was a tough challenge. ... We trekked for 9 hours at over 4200 metres and more....

Jan 9, 2005 - Peru, Huaraz

3-1-05 / 08-01-05 I arrive in the hostal Olaza with Petra, which I had already met in Trujillo with the other women.3-1-05 / 08-01-05 I arrive in the hostal Olaza with Petra, which I had already met in Trujillo with the other women....

Dec 29, 2004 - Casma

The trip to casma involved a tremendous mountain pass with spectacular views of the COrdillera Blanca and then amazingly scary roads down to the coast through the desert. Casma itself is nothing but a dusty town in the desert a few miles from the coast, but there is the ruins of Sechin nearby, which are quite interesting with their very colourful faces and their warriorsss carved into the stone, with thier victims heads surrounding him. ... It is a very civilized culture that I have involved myself with.The trip to casma involved a tremendous mountain pass with spectacular views of the COrdillera Blanca and then amazingly scary roads down to the coast through the desert. Casma itself is nothing but a dusty town in the desert a few miles from the coast, but there is the ruins of Sechin nearby, which are quite interesting with their very colourful faces and their warriorsss carved into the stone, with thier victims heads surrounding him. ... It is a very civilized culture that I have involved myself with....

Dec 24, 2004 - Huaraz/ Chavin/ LLanganuco/Pastoruri

An excellent sightseeing trip in the bus- from the desert sands by the pacific, through tto the spectacular vistas of the cordilla blanca where the high plateau is towered over by over 50 peaks of glaciars all above 6000m With perfectly clear weather, I could see about half of them in spectacular fashion- This was one of those WOW moments.An excellent sightseeing trip in the bus- from the desert sands by the pacific, through tto the spectacular vistas of the cordilla blanca where the high plateau is towered over by over 50 peaks of glaciars all above 6000m With perfectly clear weather, I could see about half of them in spectacular fashion- This was one of those WOW moments....