Day 26 Saturday March 30th Huarez

We get picked up by a small mini-bus and together with a 34 yr old Swedish lady (Charlotte) and are taken to the Huascaran National Park Glacier. It’s a 2 hr bumpy ride and a little more than we bargained for. We are expected to hike down to Huarez and everyone tells us that it’s a modest hike but it’s very clear that it’s at least a tough 6-8 hr hike along a boulder strewn road. We start and after about 3 hours are lucky to be picked up by a passing Peruvian family and taken the rest of the way into Huarez. We are very tired and enjoy some whiskey in the hotel room before, once again, heading out to Café Andino.
Cordillera Blanca, Huarez, Peru. S America has 30 peaks over 6,500 mtrs and Peru has 25 of those. N America has three and Europe none that high. It's still the tail-end of the rainy season here and so we just get occasional views

of them but they are spectacular.