After a quick rest, we took another trek. This one through the more frequently visited Quebrada Santa Cruz. The trek took us to the Alpamayo base camp, among other places, and we finished it off with a climb of Nev. Pisco (next set of photos).
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Cashapampa fields
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Starting up Qda. Santa Cruz
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A wall along the side of Qda Santa Cruz. You can see the vermilliads on the side, sort of...
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The same wall
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Vermilliads above the river
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Another sight on the way up Qda Santa Cruz
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A nice spot for a rest...
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We spent a long time trying to figure out what this sign meant.. No archery? No whaling?
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Laguna Grande, Qda Santa Cruz
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Not sure of the names.. seen on the way up to Alpamayo base camp
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Good form!
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Working hard at the foot of Alpamayo
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Not a bad office...
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heading home
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heading home 2
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Looking across Qda Santa Cruz, from near the Alpamayo base camp
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Artesonraju
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Artesonraju
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Artesonraju
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Artesonraju
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Artesonraju and other mountains
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Alpamayo with the sun setting behind it
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alpamayo sunset
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The so-called most beautiful mountain in the world one morning..
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Looking across Qda Santa Cruz
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Looking down Qda Santa Cruz
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Heading up to Punta Union
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Got bored, decided to play with camera
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View from near the pass
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View on the far side of the pass
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Taultiraju, on the far side of the pass
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Fog drifts over the lake at our campsite one night
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