Huaraz, Peru 🇵🇪

Today is a bus day, travelling up to Huaraz with Cruz del Sur.  The service is basically that of a plane, with a hostess that brings a small meal whilst you watch a movie on your personal screen.  I have to say the seats are pretty comfy, good armchair feel with recline and footrest.  It is 8 hours up to Huaraz but great scenery as we wind our way up to the town which sits at 3,000masl.

Huaraz is a pretty ugly town, it was rebuilt after a earthquake in the 70s destroyed a lot of it.  My impression of the town is that it is chaotic and noisy.  They seem to play music all night from random shops, and there are loads of taxis that beep their horns just to let you know they are there, it’s constant.  I do find good coffee and chips at Cafe Andino which ranks as a highlight of this town.

The good news is that I didn’t come here for the town, I came to hike in the surrounding Cordillera Blanca whose snow capped peaks I can already see from the town.  My plan is to readjust to the higher altitude and then try to hike up to Laguna 69.  I have booked a short hike for tomorrow to the Pastoruri glacier to help with the acclimatisation.