Getting into Huascaran National Park involves either paying for your own taxi to the park entry or getting in a collectivo and then walking up to the park. And there is a lot of up to be done - the park boundary is roughly 800m above Huaraz and the collectivos only go so close - obviously to where to locals live.
Or there is a third option - start with some easy walks that are much lower, giving our legs and lungs some much needed training.
Our first walk started from Jo´s Place, the hostel we settled in, and went to the ruins of Wilcahuain. This is a collection of pre-Incan structures, built by the Wari, and contrary to the name was definitely not ruined. The construction was impressive; solid and immutable, resisting earthquakes and landslides and 1500 years of weather.
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| Imposing Wilcahuain |
The second walk was up to a little lake in the Cordillera Negra. We got off the collectivo then started walking up and up and up. The path was pretty steep and slippery, but our complaints were silenced by meeting a young local woman walking down - in sparkly, strappy sandals. Peruvians are tough . . .
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| At the little laguna with a furry companion |
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| Best seat with a veiw . . . |
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| Looking back across the valley at the spectacular Cordillera Blanca |
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