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We are in Huaraz, north of Lima in the Cordillera Blanca. These are our 15 days in this world tour ...
This part of the Cordillera of the Andes Mountains offers its more than 5000 m and the possibilities of treks ranging from 1 to 15 days ...
What a pleasure to choose!
For us it will be 2 treks please. But before that, taste the culinary specialties of Peru, the " ceviche ', raw fish cooked in lemon juice ...
This "ceviche" is delicious and ... makes a change from potatoes! !
The belly well filled, the turn of the backpack. Branch rental equipment ... sleeping bag, tent poles, Meals ... what the total ... not to mention the food ... hummm good dried pasta!!
And here we go:
Quilcayhuanca Trek: 3 days / 2 nights, from her. 11 to read. August 13
Difficulty: great!
Distance: No idea!
Denivelle : see above!
That's the theory ... a map or a drawing instead of the road, with a neck passage and not mark it seems very difficult to find ... It starts, confident!
"After making inquiries at the guide house in Huaraz, we choose to go on a trek alone and unguided, for reasons of economy but also to experience one last adventure to the backpacker!
Helene
Rain and open view ... Wholesale pleasure to walk away with this view before us.
No exaggerated heights, look!
the program, crossing natural obstacles!
Godillotsetsacados among the horses.
The Wilderness, vision, smell and happiness!
approach the end of the day, it gets a little cooler but the view is splendid!
The night falls, our camp is ready, we had already eaten ... are 6 or 7 hours of sleep.
the living and the dead! is hoped soon find the path !
1:30
Fortunately the view is always beautiful!
We will even make a detour to see the lagoon ... it is approaching 4900 m here ...
... and co up at night in height to start early the next day ...
"I'm attacking! It's 6:47! Last day promises to be long ..." Helene
Our card save -which may, for a drawing against the "paso Huapi" has some 5200 m. .. But where is the IGN? It was lost to the rescue ...
Custom hiker who wants every pupil the "hitos", the "cairn" so that the path is always well spotted ...
crossing in scree, it's hard but it's more majestic ...
The it gets really hot! It is near the top but the conditions are dangerous ... We are very cautious and are moving forward step by step ...
And that's it, you touch the sky!!
Listen!
A game! Helene left in the downhill ... Find the image on the right, a few hours later ...
not unhappy to be below ... more than 4 hours away almost flat ... thinks it!
Santa Cruz Trek: 4 days / 3 nights, from me. 15 to her. August 18
difficulty: average!
Distance: No idea!
Denivelle : see above!
That's the theory ... still very approximate maps.
On the way to the starting point of the trek ... laces, shoelaces, shoe laces.
Version video to your ears and eyes.
Departure around 11:00, with ideal conditions.
walk away with this view is a real pleasure ... Yes we know, we have already told you!
mules, mules ... They are those of a group which will follow the same path as us during the four days. We're in agreement and in the future we also rent, mule!
No this is not a doctored image style copy / paste , that's how it works in Huaraz!
And even mules have a little trouble ...
And here's the view once the "pass" crossed!
Blue Lagoon - green, light breeze and little break in this environment excess.
The valley ahead to begin the return to .. . the city and the end of treks!
tents pitched and courtesy of Mr. Donkey.
"I more then I can nap in the sun and the breeze!" Helene
On this return, still cows in the landscape!
Behind Oliver, right, the mountain that is the pride of Peru, Alpamayo (5947), one of the physical world has to climb .. .
Finally, some landslides that make the path ... more fun!
And that's it! Last trek of the journey ... Petit souvenir photo with Eddy.
" Before leaving, a small (!) Specialty of Peru, the "CUY" (for pronunciation, the "U" is pronounced "OR" and "Y" is "ITY" I let you appreciate !)... is the guinea pig. I love ... "Olivier
Uh ... AC is the control of trainers before returning to box!
Drink with moderation ....
And leaving 6:00 into the mat a little "break-slab" very nice!
Well we embarked on this first day and after 1 hour bus, I left my kiki!
Rain and open view ... Wholesale pleasure to walk away with this view before us.
No exaggerated heights, look!
the program, crossing natural obstacles!
Godillotsetsacados among the horses.
The Wilderness, vision, smell and happiness!
approach the end of the day, it gets a little cooler but the view is splendid!
The night falls, our camp is ready, we had already eaten ... are 6 or 7 hours of sleep.
And already the second day. Physically you feel good, today we should face the toughest, a passage from a 5200 m pass. However, no indication of the way ... apart from a small scheme designed by the hirer and the explanations of gender "when you see the mountain in front of you, take a right and then left a very small way, be careful it is not very visible ...! "
(we are still a few 5000 and every step is an effort ...) 
the living and the dead! is hoped soon find the path !
1:30
After walking more and more risky, we refrain from continuing on the path and begin a half-turn. We pass by luck / happiness a local guide who takes us back on track ... but does not recommend that we try to cross the pass. Henceforth he is too late to hope to spend the night before ... Wow! What then? Give up and turn around or move up to our possibilities and make the last day all the end of the trek?
We chose the latter and walked boldly toward the summit.
We chose the latter and walked boldly toward the summit.
Fortunately the view is always beautiful!
We will even make a detour to see the lagoon ... it is approaching 4900 m here ...
... and co up at night in height to start early the next day ...
's it, the third and last day normally ... a lot of walking and difficulties in perspective ...
"I'm attacking! It's 6:47! Last day promises to be long ..." Helene
Our card save -which may, for a drawing against the "paso Huapi" has some 5200 m. .. But where is the IGN? It was lost to the rescue ...
is argued, relying sometimes on one and then another in the vastness.
Custom hiker who wants every pupil the "hitos", the "cairn" so that the path is always well spotted ...
crossing in scree, it's hard but it's more majestic ...
The it gets really hot! It is near the top but the conditions are dangerous ... We are very cautious and are moving forward step by step ...
And that's it, you touch the sky!!
Listen!
And things get complicated ... we do not find the way back down. So we draw straight through the boulders, in very steep slopes, with a little fatigue and sometimes uncontrolled slides!
A game! Helene left in the downhill ... Find the image on the right, a few hours later ...
not unhappy to be below ... more than 4 hours away almost flat ... thinks it!
In fact we actually walk up to 4 hours out of park ... It is then 18.00 and the sun turns off in the distance ... but to meet a bus to take us back to town, we still have to walk two hours on a runway ... Fortunately, After 30 minutes, we see a car off ... Our luck! We throw ourselves on the way to request a stop taking life-saving ... thank you! We will
city around 20:30, and will thus make our equipment, return to hotel to shower, and dining in town ... Creve !
city around 20:30, and will thus make our equipment, return to hotel to shower, and dining in town ... Creve !
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Tomorrow, courage, organization last trek and a little rest.
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Santa Cruz Trek: 4 days / 3 nights, from me. 15 to her. August 18
difficulty: average!
Distance: No idea!
Denivelle : see above!
That's the theory ... still very approximate maps.
Again, a bus ride (2:00) to drop us at the foot of the mountains.
On the way to the starting point of the trek ... laces, shoelaces, shoe laces.
Version video to your ears and eyes.
Departure around 11:00, with ideal conditions.
walk away with this view is a real pleasure ... Yes we know, we have already told you!
mules, mules ... They are those of a group which will follow the same path as us during the four days. We're in agreement and in the future we also rent, mule!
And here we already tomorrow! Our mule has arrived earlier (0800) with another companion, Eddie, a very nice English. We Arrimon our bags on mules, and forward one step lighter!
No this is not a doctored image style copy / paste , that's how it works in Huaraz!
And above the "pass" a 4750 m. .. still a nice effort ... and that is why we chose to rent mules!
And even mules have a little trouble ...
And here's the view once the "pass" crossed!
Blue Lagoon - green, light breeze and little break in this environment excess.
Little paragraph for you to notice the efforts made to find adjectives to describe this varied environment ... Thank you for your support!
And classic treks: once at the top, the descent
The valley ahead to begin the return to .. . the city and the end of treks!
few hours of walking rather easy and arrived in camp this second day.
tents pitched and courtesy of Mr. Donkey.
"I more then I can nap in the sun and the breeze!" Helene
.......... Good night ............ .......................
Ding! Ding! Go up! Third and penultimate day of walking. A short climb and then descend slowly towards the camp. We paid and thanked our mule. For the past two days, we'll make even porting our bags.
On this return, still cows in the landscape!
Behind Oliver, right, the mountain that is the pride of Peru, Alpamayo (5947), one of the physical world has to climb .. .
For the remainder of the journey, the view behind us, few photos you may have. Please be aware that we lose sight of the group with whom we walked, and we find a campsite in late afternoon, although few of these labors 10 hours of walking.
And there it is: last day of trek. The end all wars ...
And there it is: last day of trek. The end all wars ...
last meal in nature, last starry sky, last night while camping, ...
special sensation in the head and legs ...
special sensation in the head and legs ...
Finally, some landslides that make the path ... more fun!
And that's it! Last trek of the journey ... Petit souvenir photo with Eddy.
Soon the hotel, shower, and a restaurant with friends meetings on this trek ... Peru is nearing its end, France is taking shape little by little ...
"The weather also bring a bag Washington, to recover, and to walk everywhere with me! " Olivier
"The weather also bring a bag Washington, to recover, and to walk everywhere with me! " Olivier
" Before leaving, a small (!) Specialty of Peru, the "CUY" (for pronunciation, the "U" is pronounced "OR" and "Y" is "ITY" I let you appreciate !)... is the guinea pig. I love ... "Olivier
And after this restaurant, so as not to leave immediately, direction ( then it is almost midnight, that's sixteen hours that we are standing ) a night club!
Uh ... AC is the control of trainers before returning to box!
Drink with moderation ....
For those who were worried about the bag of clean laundry, no worries, he spent the evening on a speaker in the box!
And leaving 6:00 into the mat a little "break-slab" very nice!
What last day !
Twenty two hours of intense activity.
Twenty two hours of intense activity.
Fortunately, tomorrow, an appointment at a beauty salon will make us forget our body fatigue.
One hour massage before going to France ... little fun ( and low price: 13 € ) to better see you all shaped the country!
Come on, tonight Sunday, August 19, last night bus and then two days in Lima for some shopping and gifts is FINISHED! Here's how
MDD is ending, on airplanes and with the heart a little bigger. We leave, we find it readjust, re-thinking ...
Photos taken during the flight Lima / Paris
We leave you these few quotes, to prolong the pleasure of reading, because reading is like traveling, and traveling is read (Victor Hugo).
It may be a pleasant journey ends, but ultimately it is the journey that counts
.
[Ursula Le Guin]
One hour massage before going to France ... little fun ( and low price: 13 € ) to better see you all shaped the country!
Come on, tonight Sunday, August 19, last night bus and then two days in Lima for some shopping and gifts is FINISHED! Here's how
MDD is ending, on airplanes and with the heart a little bigger. We leave, we find it readjust, re-thinking ...
Photos taken during the flight Lima / Paris
And this is how the adventure is ending this blog, link between you and us, felt, focus of emotions and sharing.
We leave you these few quotes, to prolong the pleasure of reading, because reading is like traveling, and traveling is read (Victor Hugo).
It may be a pleasant journey ends, but ultimately it is the journey that counts
.
[Ursula Le Guin]
is not traveling for v ravel but for traveling.
[Alphonse Karr]
Like everything that matters in life, a beautiful Travel is a work of art.
[Andre Suares]
Some think they are traveling, in fact, is the journey that you do or you defeated.
[Nicolas Bouvier]
While a donut dream is a dream, not a donut. But a dream trip is a journey already.
[Marek Halter]
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