There’s little doubt in our minds that the Huayhuash Circuit is Peru’s premier trek. Among the best on the continent, it’s right up there with anything this world has to offer. Rarely on our mountain wanderings have we encountered such…
Huaraz Biking and the Festival del Andinismo
One of the many joys of living in Huaraz is that it boasts the best mountain biking in Peru. Not that we’re mountain bikers, except in the sense that we love the mountains, and we love biking in them. But…
Wandering Huaraz’s Quebradas
East of Huaraz, deep valleys slice through the Blanca. On maps they resemble fingers on a hand. Most are little visited, being far from tourist itineraries and even further from your average Huaracino‘s idea of a good day out. For…
Bikepacking in the Blanca
Bikepacking: backpacking with a bike. Somewhere between mountain biking and cycle touring, bikepacking comprises overnight trips on singletrack and testing dirt roads. Though a conventional cycle touring setup with panniers is possible, it makes carrying and pushing more difficult, so…
Power to Paron
Laguna Paron is the largest lake in the Cordillera Blanca; but it’s not as vast as it once was. After the devastating earthquake of 1970 the Peruvian Government marked it as one of the lakes whose water level needed to…