We decided to take a day off today to do laundry and kick back. Our hotel being so nice and affordable had a major influence in the decision making. We're in what I would consider a high 3 or even 4 star place that has hot water and toilet seats. Wahoo! We get our own room with breakfast for 48 soles each. At about 2.7 soles to the dollar thats pretty good.
We just wandered around town today and took a few pictures. Huaraz is a center for trekking and climbing in the mountains of the Cordillera Blanca. There are supposed to be more than 20 mountain peaks near here that are over 6000 meters (20,000 ft). It's the wet time of year here so it's the low season for tourists. That's good for us. This morning the mountains around town were covered with a fresh dusting of snow but they were hidden by cloud most of the day. Right now the sky is black and we're getting thunder and lightning. Must be the pattern as that's what it was doing when we showed up yesterday. Here's a few pics from the day.
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| This guy had a monkey trained to dance. |
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| It seems like the streets are always bustling. |
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| Finally managed a few shots of some ladies in traditional dress. The clothing varies by region. In one area of Ecuador all the women we wearing the same kind of white hat and black clothing. |
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| There are a lot of entrepreneurs here. This guy was building doors from scratch in his tiny shop. |
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| Some peaks of the Cordillera Blanca north of Huaraz. |
Later...
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