Finally we have arrived in Peru! We landed in Lima on Saturday evening after a slightly delayed flight. Unfortunately, we saw very little of Lima as we arrived late and departed early on Sunday morning for Huaraz, a major town at the foot of both the Cordillera Blanca and Cordillera Huayhuash mountain ranges, based at 3000m. It took almost 9 hours to drive to Huaraz from Lima, with occasional stops from the police who insisted on our driver paying various charges with little reason - apparently it is holiday season and they need beer money! There are 15 of us on our trek plus our guide, Val, who seems to know anything and everything about the area which is great. Huaraz is, so we´re told, one of the best places in Peru for experiencing ´real Peru´ and we´ve certainly felt that today wandering round the town and through the markets. We did a short walk today and will do a longer one tomorrow before starting the trek properly on Wednesday. Whilst many of the buildings in Huaraz are very basic and many incomplete (deliberate apparently as a taz dodge), the hotel we are staying in is quite palacial so we´re making the most of the luxury for the couple of nights that we have here! Other people in our group seem great, a very diverse bunch ranging from students to retirees so I suspect it will be an interesting 3 weeks! Hoping to upload some photos before we depart for our trek but I´m afraid Ian is having a nap and I do not have sufficient technological skill to work out the new camera (don´t think I´ll be allowed anyway!). Should any of you wish to contact us, our email is gillandianbarker@hotmail.co.uk
Speak soon, love Gill
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