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The Curse of the Punta Union Pass

Saturday, July 28th, 2007

So after a brief so-journ to the coast we find ourselves back in Huaraz.  We had intended to return, not quite as soon as we did, but as we couldn’t get flights to the Galapagos until late August we decided to turn round whilst Huaraz was only 9 hours away. [read on]

Northern Peruvian Ruins

Sunday, July 22nd, 2007

A day trip from Huaraz to Chavin de Huantar, a pre-Inca site built around 900BC. We were looking forward to the visit as we thought that the ruins would be something different, in the end we were disappointed. We had thought that there would be stone heads (cabezas clavas) coming out of the walls, but in fact there was only one left in-situ. [read on]

We climb a mountain…

Wednesday, July 18th, 2007
After a couple of rest days in Huaraz Nick gets the urge to climb one of the many snow capped peaks in the Cordillera Blanca.  I don't have this urge but after speaking to a couple of agencies I decide ... [Continue reading this entry]

Alpamayo Trek Profile

Friday, July 13th, 2007

AlpamayoTrekChart

Km   m         Place 

0      2900     Cashapampa
6      2800     Dip
9      3150     Hualcayan
13    3900     Top of zigzags
20    4350     Wishcash
23    4625     Laguna Cullicocha
24.5 4860     Paso Osururi
26    4740     Unnamed Pass
27    4540     Pampa ... [Continue reading this entry]

Alpamayo Trek

Friday, July 13th, 2007

18 hours or so in Lima - which were fairly painful - central Lima is fairly manky, and being there at night doesn't help. It doesn't have a central bus station either, so trying to find a bus out of ... [Continue reading this entry]