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| little village of san pedro we walked through |
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| stunning views of the Andes |
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| a bit higher up |
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| lake willkacocha |
Bliss. Absolute bliss. We had such a gorgeous day hiking in the mountains. We left Huarez this morning about 10am and caught a collectivo (basically a van that runs like a bus for locals) about 20min outside of town.
We were dropped off on a dirt track, crossed a river and spent the next four hours hiking up a pretty big hill to Lake Willkacocha. The hike was about 6k up but as we are now at 3.500 m was a bit harder than I had anticipated...there was a lot of huffing and puffing going on. The views however, were totally worth it.
Along the way we picked up three dogs, who stayed by our side both up and down the mountain. And the locals we ran into were so lovely, always happy to have a chat, shout hello or point us in the right direction.
Our plan tomorrow is to do a longer, higher trek, up to 4,300m before catching the night bus back to Trujillo. I am happily exhausted and can not wait.
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