In my first few days in Peru I took 2 overnight bus journeys broken up by a night's stay in a lovely hostel in Arequipa and a night in a pretty horrible hostel in Lima before finally arriving in Huaraz, a very small city nestled in the mountains in North Peru. Exhausted, I spent two days recovering before I felt ready to tackle the day hike to laguna 69 in the Cordillera Blanca which started with a 3hr bus ride at 6am.
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| The start of the trek to Laguna 69 |
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| The stunning Laguna 69 |
At high altitude (~4000m) the 3 hour trek up to the lake and 2 hour return was sometimes hard work but completely worth it for the amazing copper sulphate blue waters surrounded by snow capped mountains at the top.
The following day, in need of a later start and a bit of a rest, I took a very touristy bus tour to the Pastorori glacier. The glacier itself was great, standing at 5000m and less than an hour's walk from the road.
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| The Pastoruri glacier |
Unfortunately a bus tour with 30 other tourists, many Peruvian families, wasn't the best way to see it but with a 3.5 hour journey from Huaraz and very limited public transport there wasn't much choice.
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| En route to the glacier |
Back at my hostel that evening I grabbed a shower and dinner before taking yet another overnight bus further up North to the coastal city of Trujillo.
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