Month: November 2019

La corrida de toros

The bullfight /
A surprise fiesta in a tiny mountain town /
Día 63, Vichaycocha to Marcapomacocha Read More

Las termales presidenciales

The presidential hot springs /
Stumbling upon the corruption of Peruvian politicians /
Día 62, Huancahuasi to Vichaycocha Read More

Más empleo, menos montaña

More employment, less mountain /
A close-up look at Perú’s mining industry /
Días 59-61, Huallanca to Huancahuasi via the Cordillera Raura Read More

El silencio

The silence /
Leaving the clamor of Huaraz for the silence of the backcountry /
Días 57-58, Huaraz to Huallanca via Pastoruri glacier Read More

Respeta los apus

Respect the apus (mountain gods) /
Learning the history of both disaster and progress in the glacial Cordillera Blanca while biking through /
Días 53-56, a loop around Nevado Huascarán, from Caraz to Chacas to Huaraz, and off days in Caraz and Huaraz Read More