Over to Oyon

The tent is well hidden in the middle of a cow and sheep pasture, next to a raging torrent smelling rather like the field. It's high (4350m), windy, rainy and cold... and altogether beautiful! The morning is grey and drizzly - we push our bikes through the mud, back to the road, with the feeling that this day will be one for the brave.

The climb to the pass at 4850m is indeed another world, surrounded by snow, lakes and mining trucks who consider that *they* are working. The colors of the nearby peaks probably reflect the reason why mining here is interesting.

The arrival to the pass, in snow world, is unforgettable, but very soon we turn to the other side, more sunny and colored. A jumping group of Vicuñas catches our eye (look closely at the video, low centre, in full screen). Vicuñas are a wild endagered relative of the Alpaca. A magic volcanic world welcomes us, the descent is a total pleasure.

Arriving in the Oyon area, we are welcomed by a gentle Peruvian professor of English who wants to practice a few minutes. It's a short, wonderful, and perfectly unexpected encounter.Read more