Published 16 days ago by Arroz Marisco
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Not a single soul in sight I strolled leisurely down the valley amidst lush vegetations and soon found myself straying away from the main trail to reach this outcrop with a glimpse of the distant glaciated Mt Taulliraju.
Published 17 days ago by Arroz Marisco
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The plain below rolls out gently as a green grazing field on the other side of Mt. Pucaraju. There is no clear trail here and one just heads out the valley naturally.
Published 17 days ago by Arroz Marisco
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The descent is first via a rocky path before it peters out into the green slope half-way down the eastern face of Pucaraju where th...(more)
Published 17 days ago by Arroz Marisco
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A well-formed rocky path zig-zags its way up the steep slope of black Mt Pucaraju to this mountain pass at 4,640 m a.s.l. with a commanding view of the surrounding glaciated peaks of cordillera Blanca.
Published 17 days ago by Arroz Marisco
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The night passed uneventfully at the campsite in quebrada Tuctubamba by the foot of Mt Taulliraju.The following morning with hardly a cl...(more)
Published 18 days ago by Arroz Marisco
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I sighed a relief as I climbed up to this same rock again as I did in 2009 to take another pano...(more)
Published 18 days ago by Arroz Marisco
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Shrouded in clouds the magnificent Taulliraju (5,830m) refused to show its face again on my second visit to this place. The tr...(more)
Published 20 days ago by John Sanchez
The history of the mansion dates back to the beginning of the Spanish occupation of Peru when the founder of the city of Arequipa, ...(more)
Published 20 days ago by John Sanchez
The history of the mansion dates back to the beginning of the Spanish occupation of Peru when the founder of the city of Arequipa, Don Manuel Gar...(more)
Published 20 days ago by John Sanchez
The history of the mansion dates back to the beginning of the Spanish occupation of Peru when the founder of the city of Arequipa, Don M...(more)
Published 20 days ago by John Sanchez
Santa Catalina was built in Arequipa, the city that was founded in 1540 in a place specially chosen for its natural beauty and ...(more)
Published 20 days ago by Arroz Marisco
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The once green valley now lies lifeless filled only with silt. Loosing precious green pasture to roam on, no wonder the cattle have all migrated to lower land.
Published 20 days ago by Arroz Marisco
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As I climbed up the trail edging closer to the crossroad to Alpamayo (5,947m) it became evident that the cause of the...(more)
Published 20 days ago by John Sanchez
Santa Catalina was built in Arequipa, the city that was founded in 1540 in a place specially chosen for its natural beauty and good climate, ...(more)
Published 21 days ago by Arroz Marisco
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Once past Laguna Jatuncocha I was greeted by what seemed to me a carnage site.Only now at the time of writing that I realized an...(more)
Published 21 days ago by Arroz Marisco
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I camped alongside the much shrinken lake of Ichiccocha amidst fear of an impending storm.The following morning the sun took the centre stage without a single cloud in sight but that soon changed as I neared Jatuncocha.
