Last pass to Ayacucho

After a last visit to Lircay's market in the morning, we are off towards Ayacucho. The days program is to climb a small river valley, reach the high pastures and find a camping spot near a lake at 4500m,m.

The weather, sun, clouds, wind and rain, plays games with our nerves. We keep putting waterproofs on and taking them off. This makes for nice views, especially around the pretty village of Buenavista (4000m) with its well preserved thatched roofs and walls, together with small herds of cows, sheep, alpacas and llamas.

As we get closer to the top, signs of active mining are joined by intense colors. We camp near a very nice lake, "Laguna Bambamali" under the stars and moon, only to wake up in a thick fog, fortunately rapidly cleared by wind and sun.

The descent is grand, through a broad valley and a couple of pretty villages, until we reach a large river that takes us to the suburbs of Ayacucho and the long, hot, smelly, noisy and rather steep climb to the center of this lively city.もっと詳しく