Cycling in the Cordillera Blanca in wet season can be a thankless task. Muddy roads, afternoon rains, impassable torrents and a blanketing of clouds all conspire to complicate riding. The clear blue skies of July seem a long way away…
GRINGOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!
In Peru we’re gringos. It’s hard for us to forget; we get reminded of it pretty much every encounter we have in the countryside, and often when we’re in towns too. When the dog barks go up as we approach…
Riding with Dinosaurs
The Cordillera Blanca never ceases to impress. If it’s not impossibly spiky peaks, or alpine lakes, then it’s…dinosaur prints by the road. [flickr_set id=”72157642228480024″]
If at first you don’t get views…
Our first crossing of Punta Olimpica in May rewarded us with tantalising views such as this: …..try… Then on crossing the pass in the opposite direction with Peter in August, we are treated to slightly more sun on the climb:…
Four feet in Conchucos
Dervla Murphy is one of our travel heroines. Stubborn as a mule and unwilling to embrace the modern world she may be, but with this comes a woman as hard as nails; one who is willing to venture anywhere, no…