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A fertile valley emerging from desert on the drive up to Huaraz from Lima.
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A first view of the Cordillera Blanca, seen across Laguna Conococha
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The Cordillera Blanca, seen from 4100m at the pass on the road near Conococha
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St Francis and an alpaca by the roadside.
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Huaraz, the mountaineering capital of Peru, seen from a hillside above.
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The Cordillera Blanca, seen from the hillside above Huaraz.
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Another view of Huaraz, seen from the hillside above
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Me outside a lively bar in Huaraz.
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Lost up a hill above Huaraz after a rough scramble.
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Huascaran (6768m), the highest mountain in Peru, seen from a hill above Huaraz.
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Huascaran seen across a cornfield.
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The Cordillera Negra, seen from above Huaraz.
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Eucalyptus trees in the Rio Santa valley.
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Brian reads his book in the courtyard of our hotel, The El Patio, Monterrey.
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The Cordillera Blanca, seen on the drive from Huaraz to Chiquian.
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The Cordillera Negra, seen on the drive from Huaraz to Chiquian.
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The road from Huaraz to Chiquian stretches before us.
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The square in Chiquian, seen at dusk.
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In Chiquian, looking down the Rio Ainin valley in the direction of the Huayhuash trail.
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Huamanhuequi (5338m, in cloud), from Chiquian.
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The beginning of the trail from Chiquian to Llamac.
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Looking down the Rio Pativilca valley.
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A gorge in the Rio Pativilca valley.
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Much of the trail from Chiquian to Llamac is wide enough for a vehicle.
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A precarious looking bridge along the trail between Chiquian and Llamac.
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Grassy fields alongside the Rio Llamac.
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A small farm in the Rio Llamac valley.
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Cascades on the Rio Llamac.
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Looking up the fertile Rio Llamac valley.
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The camp site in Llamac at dawn, at 3300m and erected on a football pitch.
