Huaraz, Peru

We spent one day in Huaraz, Peru. My guide book described it as a hikers paradise...in retrospect, not so much. I think it was because we went in February, which is the rainy season, so thats probably why we didn't like it so much.

Huaraz is a tiny town in central Peru. We took a 7 hour bus trip from Lima to Huaraz. There are tons of excursions you can do, but they are all hours away from Hauraz, which kinda made places hard to visit.

The one we decided to do was Lago Llanganuco. Its this beautiful turquoise colored lake in the National Park Huascaran. To get there you can take a taxi or a tour bus. We opted for the taxi. BAD CHOICE. The road to the lake is unpaved and full of holes. Its takes about 2 hours to get to the lake. So, just imagine riding in the back of an old uncomfortable taxi for 2 hours down a road made out of rocks and holes...can you say car sickness?

Despite the horrible ride there, the lake was very pretty. Here are some pics:

A table with what appears to be food...i'm hungry, hope its sanitary.

The beautiful turquoise Lake Llanganuco


A small waterfall

Polylepis trees

Granite Wall next to the lake

An Andes Condor flying in the Andes (which ironically is not Peru's national bird, but Colombia's)

Photo opt with a llama

Huaraz would probably have been a lot better had we gone in a different season. I wish I knew how to use the cool features on my camera, so that I could have taken cooler pics.