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Peru - How quickly three months can fly by...

Rakabudiswa: 21.11.2021

Peru

*that will be 50 pictures folks, we just couldn't decide ;)*

At the beginning, we weren't even sure if we wanted to stay for three whole months, and now we have actually departed Peru on the last and 90th day of the visa.

Of course, we had a blast in the last four weeks and did one of the most intense mountain hikes and then enjoyed two well-deserved weeks in Lima.

Although? Two weeks of language school were harder than expected...


What an incredible tour, and why we had to end it earlier:

Huayhuash Trek. Nine passes, all above 4000m. The plan was for 10 days. We had all our food with us, such as pea powder, milk powder, soy imitation meat, and Snickers!

The route itself, exciting and worthwhile! Unfortunately, the weather didn't cooperate, with freezing rain on the tent at night, snowstorm at the pass, hail, and lots of rain. This made the route very muddy and Pati did not handle the altitude very well again.

Highlights:

  • - Six days of snow-covered majestic mountains, ice-blue lakes, and so much space
  • - Two friendly dogs accompanied us for three full days
  • - Locals let us camp under their shelter in the rain and brought us food and tea, how kind!
  • - We had plenty of Snickers and two beautiful sunny days when the mountains showed themselves!

The snow is getting deeper
The snow is getting deeper
Toll fees for the locals
Toll fees for the locals
our two companions
our two companions
Thank you!
Thank you!
3 Lakes

Conclusion:
  • - We would do it again and again!!! Maybe with more sun
  • - Chewing coca leaves really helps!! Feels like 2 energy drinks
  • - Sliding down mud mountains on garbage bags doesn't work very well
  • - We are still badass, 90% of people book tours with donkeys and the rest usually only do 6/7 days. We survived.

Hello sunshine
Hello sunshine
The sound of ice breaking...
The air was very thin...
The air was very thin...
A live sheep!! Tied up on our
A live sheep!! Tied up on our 'collectivo taxi' back to the city, poor thing!

Afterwards, we needed a break! But since we were already there, we did two day trips to three breathtakingly beautiful lakes! With sun!

No filter...Lake 69
No filter...Lake 69
Laguna Churup (4492 m)


In between, we soaked up some sun and checked out Poor Man's Galapagos!

Poor Man

Seals
Seals
Flamingos, no fear...
Flamingos
Jellyfish
Jellyfish
3 Lakes
Hello sunshine
Hello sunshine
The sound of ice breaking...
The air was very thin...
The air was very thin...
A live sheep!! Tied up on our
A live sheep!! Tied up on our 'collectivo taxi' back to the city, poor thing!

Afterwards, we needed a break! But since we were already there, we did two day trips to three breathtakingly beautiful lakes! With sun!

No filter...Lake 69
No filter...Lake 69
Laguna Churup (4492 m)


In between, we soaked up some sun and checked out Poor Man's Galapagos!

Poor Man

Seals
Seals
Flamingos, no fear...
Flamingos
Jellyfish
Jellyfish
In Lima, we enjoyed two wonderful weeks of city life, ran late for school like kids :) indulged in street food, visited museums, met the most interesting characters at the hostel...visited friends and much more...a good life!
We try new fruits...
We try new fruits...
In the museum: Erotic ceremony drinking vessels, 3000 years old...
In the museum: Erotic ceremony drinking vessels, 3000 years old...fertility of the earth so it bears fruit or something like that ;)

Street art: Our FAVORITE! The Trunked Unicorn Fairy
Street art: Our FAVORITE! The Trunked Unicorn Fairy
Do-it-yourself risk
Do-it-yourself risk
Very well used storefront
Very well used storefront
Lima
Lima
...can be so beautiful and wild
...can be so beautiful and wild
Surfing contest
Surfing contest
The Catacombs beneath the city...
The Catacombs beneath the city...
Street food! Sweet donuts with maple-glühwein sauce
Street food! Sweet donuts with maple-glühwein sauce
Hostel
Hostel
Breakfast at the hostel, right by the park
Breakfast at the hostel, right by the park

Now we have already arrived in Bogotá, Colombia and are excited for all the new impressions here, but also a little nostalgic because in Peru we now know how things work ;)

Muchos saludos!

*Many greetings*

Pindura

Peru
Mishumo yekufambisa Peru