Exploring Peru 2018

februar 2018 - mai 2024

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- 9. feb. 2018, 12:50
- Høyde: 95 m
- Peru Piura Chulucanas La Viña Chulucanas -5.056014, -80.1359025°3’22” S 80°8’9” W
Dag 1
Yapatera Base Camp: All Hands and Hearts
9. februar 2018, Peru
This was home sweet home for several weeks. It was HOT in northern Peru during the summer (35 c/85 f). No air conditioning and no running water except for the occasional shower. Base camp was set up in an open air restaurant and housed about 30 volunteers and 2 'adopted' dogs and some kitties.Les mer
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- 11. feb. 2018, 11:37
- ⛅ 10 °C
- Høyde: 36 m
- Peru Piura Mancora Máncora Quebrada Los Pasos -4.108383, -81.0555724°6’30” S 81°3’20” W
Dag 3
Mancora
11. februar 2018, Peru ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
On a rare 2 day weekend Michael, Alex and I headed 6 hrs NW of base to the beach town of Mancora. We had a 4 leg journey to get there. Mototaxi, bus, mototaxi, cambio. Phew. It was worth it though. The beach was pretty and the town had a party/high energy vibe. I was still struggling with the heat (thank you hormones) so I took it easy. A short, evening dip in the pacific was my first chance to cool off since being in Peru. Wish I would've been up for surf lessons- next time!Les mer
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- 15. feb. 2018, 09:51
- Høyde: 93 m
- Peru Piura Chulucanas La Viña Chulucanas -5.055806, -80.1354065°3’21” S 80°8’7” W
Dag 7
Volunteer Project: School construction
15. februar 2018, Peru
Here are some pictures from the All Hands and Hearts construction sites. I was involved in the completion of 2 schools in Yapatera. One pre-k with 3 classrooms and a Primary school with 5 classrooms, a kitchen and principle's office. It was hard to get pictures on site because we didn't keep our phones handy during work- too dirty and impractical.

...Why did I think it was a fun idea to volunteer for manual labor in the summertime with no air conditioning??? I'm so happy that I did it though! Lots of digging holes, backfilling sand and rock, shoveling/wheelbarrows, cement mixing, brick laying and painting. I am proud with my 33 yr-old self, the work was HARD. I was really sick during week 1 but still managed to earn my keep. And it's nice knowing I can still hold my own! Average age is about 26 among the volunteers. This experience was an important reminder that my calendar age doesn't have to define me!
I'm already ready for my next project :) There is something beautifully simplistic about a collective lifestyle with a goal to help others. You earn your food and your bed by working hard and as a team everyday. It's refreshing compared to the daily grind and competitiveness of corporate America.Les mer
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- 17. feb. 2018, 14:39
- ☀️ 18 °C
- Høyde: 519 m
- Peru Piura Santa Catalina De Mossa El Puente Cerro Hualtacal -5.118345, -79.9263155°7’6” S 79°55’35” W
Dag 9
Volunteer Shenanigans
17. februar 2018, Peru ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
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- 24. feb. 2018, 09:54
- ⛅ 10 °C
- Høyde: 96 m
- Peru Piura Chulucanas La Viña Chulucanas -5.055972, -80.1354225°3’21” S 80°8’8” W
Dag 16
School Handover Ceremony
24. februar 2018, Peru ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
The Handover ceremony was bittersweet. At first, no one from the community showed up for the celebration and this was really disheartening for the crew. After many months of hard work, does the community appreciate the new schools? It's hard to say but what really matters is that the children have a safe and comfortable place to learn and grow. The schools are entrusted to a small group of teachers and principles who were sincerely appreciative and involved throughout the design and construction process.

Also at the close of the project, all the tools and construction supplies as well as the mattresses, bunk beds, and kitchen equipment/tables were put in a lottery to be distributed to the community as equally as possible. Clothes, towels, bedding were donated to a local orphanage and a high school. All other supplies and items from camp were quickly claimed and nothing went to waste in this community. Unfortunately the night before the lottery, all the power tools were stolen from the municipality.Les mer
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- 25. feb. 2018, 19:15
- Høyde: 120 m
- Peru Piura Castilla -5.196513, -80.5272835°11’47” S 80°31’38” W
Dag 17
Time to leave Yapatera and Explore!
25. februar 2018, Peru
The project ended 1 week ahead of schedule which meant extra travel time for me! Hooray!

First stop is Piura, a large city still recovering from massive flooding just the year before. Not my favorite place or the safest place but this city is a major bus/air hub for northern Peru. Trash culture is bad in North Peru and all trash is burned. Yapatera, Chulucanas, and Piura all smell like smoke and burning plastic. Not a smell you get used to really.

Next stop is Trujillo and the beach town of Huanchaco. I LOVED this town. We stayed at a great hostel that had a pool and pool table. Right next to the pacific we could hear the waves. We visited the pre-Columbian civilization of Chan Chan. The largest pre- Incan civilization in all the Americas.Les mer
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- 28. feb. 2018, 09:29
- ⛅ 14 °C
- Høyde: 3 053 m
- Peru Ancash Huaraz -9.52628, -77.5303039°31’35” S 77°31’49” W
Dag 20
Huarez - 3050 meters (10,000 ft)
28. februar 2018, Peru ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
Heading south we make our way to the central Andes, the cordillera Blanca mountains near Huaraz. Another great town and the cool mountain climate was a welcome change from the hot humid region of northern Peru. I could definitely feel the elevation here and was glad to have my anti- altitude sickness meds. The meds made my face tingly though... took about 125mg to start plus lots of coca tea. I would really like to return to Huaraz for more exploring - it's the adventure capital of Peru.Les mer
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- 1. mar. 2018, 08:36
- ⛅ 7 °C
- Høyde: 3 847 m
- Peru Ancash Yungay Llanganuco -9.071853, -77.6438989°4’19” S 77°38’38” W
Dag 21
Laguna 69 Trek (15,100 ft)
1. mars 2018, Peru ⋅ ⛅ 7 °C
Wahoo! A highlight of my entire Peru trip for sure. This trek is famous and strenuous. Here are the stats- 12km round trip (7.5 miles) with 800 meter ascent (2600 ft). Time to complete the trek is 6 hours with a cost of ~65 soles/$30 usd (includes 6 hr transportation, 'guide', park entrance fee).

Laguna 69 is found at 4600 meters (>15,000ft). This lake is higher then any point in the continental United States and I was definitely very nervous about attempting this trek. My hands were feeling numb before we even started walking. Fortunately I was traveling with 2 good friends whom I trusted and that gave me the confidence to even start the hike, Nathan and Michael. I chewed on raw coca leafs and I swear this helped get me up the mountain. I was moving so slowly during the 2nd ascent- I set a new slow record for myself. But, everyone was moving slowly. It was rainy season so the views were limited and it was FREEZING. Still, well worth the effort and a memory to be cherished forever.Les mer
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- 3. mar. 2018, 15:54
- 🌙 22 °C
- Høyde: 2 285 m
- Peru Ancash Caraz Cruz Viva Río Llullan -9.045261, -77.8109669°2’43” S 77°48’39” W
Dag 23
Caraz (Canyon Del Pato)
3. mars 2018, Peru ⋅ 🌙 22 °C
The morning after the hike to Laguna 69 I was feeling good and enjoying some quiet time. Then... dun dun dun, shark week happened. This led to some very uncomfortable altitude sickness as my body was not able to handle both conditions. Plus, I didn't know it yet but I was coming down with a gross cold as well. High heart rate, hot flashes, tiredness - no fun.

After a day in bed, I decided for a day trip to lower elevation with Michael my travel buddy. We headed to Caraz by Cambio (2hrs, 6 soles/$2). After having lunch we took a private taxi to Duck Canyon to explore. No ducks to be found but the canyon was still pretty impressive.

Later we understood why the taxi driver only took us to the start of the canyon (we walked a portion after that). The road has a lot of rock debris and is only one-lane. This makes the 35 tunnels of duck canyon a little scary... some of the tunnels have multiple curves and it wouldn't be fun to meet a car halfway through 😳😳😳Les mer
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- 5. mar. 2018, 17:25
- ⛅ 13 °C
- Høyde: 3 401 m
- Peru Cusco Sacsaywaman Plaza de Armas Cusco -13.519658, -71.978613°31’11” S 71°58’43” W
Dag 25
From Huaraz to Cusco
5. mars 2018, Peru ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
Still feeling icky, I took the 8hr night bus to Lima. I woke up with a gnarly cold and cough 🙁 I tried to catch an earlier flight to Cusco but everything was full. Not the best morning and I was feeling sad to have parted ways with good friends. But I managed to take nap in the airport until 10am before heading to my discount airline -Peruvian. There's no time to be sick on vacation- Onward!!!

As luck would have it, while waiting in line for the flight (delayed an hour) I met an awesome couple from Spain. As we got to talking we learned that we were going on the same trek, the same dates, with the same company. Unreal! Later we would find out that we were also the only ones on the trek as well... incredible odds. Fortunately for me, this was a really great pair of humans!Les mer
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