I spend a few days in Huaraz between 30 and evening of Jan. 3, the date of my departure to the famous trek of four days in Santa Cruz. Huaraz is a mecca for mountaineers who make you give here. I plan to stay a few days time to explore the snowfields of the Cordillera Blanca including several cross peaks 6000 meters above sea level, including the Huascaran which with its 6768 meters is the second highest peak in Africa after Mount Aconcagua (6900 meters) . Huaraz is any city in Peru, surrounded by restaurants, hotels, shops of all types and markets.
the evening of my arrival, I meeting Fabien, a French traveling alone and also with whom I spend most of my time until I start trekking. On the evening of 31 Fabien unfortunately fell ill and dropped me. Therefore I find myself much to celebrate the new year alone. My specialty. I go first with Bruno, a French met that afternoon and held for 16 years at a restaurant with his wife Huaraz Peruvian Delights. I dine with them and then found a bar next to a bunch of American volunteers in different villages in the region for most. Already well into all pat alcohol, I have only to catch up. At 12:00 after the countdown we're leaving for Macondos the best "disco" in Huaraz. The evening s'écourtera fast enough for me when some American will cross my path.
I do find someone to accompany me in this project trekking Santa Cruz and finally decided to go through one of several agencies that organize the journey. The departure is scheduled for tomorrow.
At 6:30 am the taxi comes to take me and take me instead of appointment where I find people who will follow me for 4 days. The group is international. Met on an Israeli Mancora, a French couple, a couple of Swiss and two South Koreans. For three days we climb the Santa Cruz Valley with spectacular views of the various glaciers and peaks that we meet as and when, and another between the Paron and Alpamayo. The level is not difficult. Only one of two South Koreans suffering from the altitude and difficulty in walking. It still happens every time to overcome the lack of breath and headaches. It must be said that the mules are there to carry our bags and the entire camp, which is mounted every night by the rest of the team. The agreement is good between us. Julio, the cook, is a real character who left the fields to the coast to find a more tranquil cook for the agency that organized the trip. Bernardo is our guide. A nice guy with whom we talk every night on the head with the Israeli Meny. The trek ends fairly quickly. The fourth day we reach the small village where Vaqueria finally ends our journey. We leave by bus group through mountain roads that offer spectacular views of the Cordillera. This is one of the first times I'm not on the bike for this moment. To be honest it's been weird.
Before descending to Yungay Caraz then we go through Llaganuco Lake, the largest in the region, we saw a few minutes earlier from the heights. Arrival in the valley we return to the main road from Huaraz and civilization we find that we had left for 4 days.
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