Got up into the ande's only to be completely puffed just from grabbing my bags off the bus and walking into the bus station.This of course is due to the altitude,Hauraz sits at 3000 metres and coming from the coast after three months to these altitude's mess with your body a little,dizziness,shotness of breath and really sensitive to alcohol.
This town is bordered by two huge famous ranges of alpine peaks and glaciers.Here is where all the hardcore ice climbs and mountain treks and run from in peru.The town is pretty big and at the same time as been touristy it has a lot of tradition with the local women wearing their old colorfull traditional garmets.
From just about every street in town you can see an amzing peak out of town that looks like something off lord of the rings.
If any of you have seen ¨Touching the Void¨ well this is the area where it all happened.For those of you who have not seen it i would recomend it strongly,a amazing tail of human courage and survival.
Scored a hostel that was`packed with 40 stinken isreali's and had to leave the next day.They are famous here for travelling i9n huge groups and been massive tight ass's.They come here only to hang out with people from home,go figure.
Anyway all is good as the scenery has changed dramatically from desolate dry desert to fairy like crazy huge snowcapped peaks,think im gonna like it here.
