Hi !

Not all the places live up to one’s expectation, but Huaraz definitely did. So when it was time to leave it for Lima (awfully grey at this time of the year), the best thing to do was to depart as early as possible to enjoy some great views on the Cordillera Blanca with the morning sun.

This photo was taken a few kilometers from Conococha, at something like 4100masl. The snow usually start around 5000masl, so you can judge that the peaks here are definitely not easy one to conquer, and yet they are not the biggest one. The amazing part is that it is sort of a plateau (or we could call it a big mountain flat on top) with other mountains sitting on top it.

I’ll keep a great souvenir of the Cordillera Blanca (and Negra, on the other side of the road), even though we could not reach all the places we wanted to, since a better fitness level and some mountaineering skills are a requirement. Just the view by itself made it worth it. In about 100km from there, the lush green of the valley will become sand and dust, and the beautiful blue sky will become a grey fog.

Enjoy (or not) and stay tuned !