After a steep and grueling hour of downhill agony, the oasis of Llamac emerged in the valley below. A much welcome sight for very sore knees.
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| For a full account of the trek, please visit Sacrificio de las Rodillas. | |
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Close-up of Tito engineering the pachamanca. |
| Dropping over the ridge away from Laguna Jahuacocha, a picturesque flock of sheep silouettes itself on a ridge against a looming glacier backdrop. | |
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A roof in need of mending and a local woman putting clothes out to dry. |
| After hours of hiking away from our camp at Laguna Jahuacocha, it's sentinals still stood watch, Rondoy, Yerupaja, Yerapaja Chico and Rasac. If you look closely you can see the beginnings of "See ya later!" written in the sky by a dyslexic OVNI, a fine farewell indeed. | |
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New terrain. Cultivated fields, patches of green and yellow for as far as the eye could see. |
After a steep and grueling hour of downhill agony, the oasis of Llamac emerged in the valley below. A much welcome sight for very sore knees. |
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La Tìa heading into the back house to roast maize. |
| Camp in Llamac. Caryl, Tito, and his two boys, Miguel and Godoy.
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