Buenos Dias,
Well we have been busy since we last wrote. Following our lazy days by the pool and sipping sweet wines in the vineyards of peru, we headed to Ayacucho to meet up with our friends Oliver and Aagje. Ayacucho is a nice colonial city in the central andes that sees very few tourists. It was a nice place to base ourselves for some sight seeing in the surrounding mountains. We hired a private vehicle and made the 80 km, 4 plus hour journey, to Vilcashuaman. A sleepy and remote mountain town with lots of Inca and pre Inca history, as well as some crazy cactus trees that bloom once every 80 years.
Next a pit stop in Lima on our way to Huaraz for our final trek. The Cordillera Blanca is the second highest mountain range in the world, with 33 peaks over 6000 meters. We met up with our South African friend Barbara to tackle the classic Santa Cruz trek. Four days of mountain bliss and a personal record setting high of 4750 meters.
All is well. We are heading back to Lima for a few days before we jet off to drink some ron and smoke some Cuban cigars in La Habana!
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