These pictures were taken from the roof of our hotel in Huaraz. If you look closely, you can see the impressive peaks of the cordillera blanca rising up to the east of the town.
After a day spent exploring the city of Huaraz and acclimatizing ourselves to the thin mountain air, we set out on a trip to the Chavín de Huántar archaeological site. On the way, our bus stopped at lake Querococha, shown here.
After a stunning drive through the mountains, our bus finally arrived at Chavín de Huántar, an ancient temple built by the Chavín, a technologically advanced pre-Incan culture which dominated this part of the world until around 300 BC.
The following day, we set out once more into the mountains on a visit to Huascarán National Park. On the way, we visited the Yungay cemetery, built to commemorate the 25,000 who died in a 1970 Yungay avalanche, which wiped out the entire town.
Continuing from Yungay, we eventually abandoned the drivers whom we had contracted in Huaraz, (since, as it turns out, they didn't have permission to enter the park), and set off on foot into Huascaran National Park.
Forsaking the road, we set forth into the jungle...
Finally, we arrived at beautiful lake Llanganuco...
...were we finished off our journey with a lunch of roasted cuy, or guinea pig. Actually, it does taste a lot like chicken.
And that was more or less the trip. The following day we bused back to Lima in time for work on Monday morning.
Thanks for reading,
Dan
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