peru walk about by tom clausen

25 Friday Nov 2016

Posted by Tom Clausen in haiku, lakes and rivers, landscapes, nature, Peru, poems and photos, trees

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art, haiku, nature, Peru, photography, photos, poetry, travel

these wings…
carrying on high
above
the Andes

peru-another-view-of-huascaran-every-day-while-we-were-in-huaraz-and-exploring-the-region-this-mountain-and-the-neighboring-mountains-provided-a-changing-presence-as-clouds-light-and-weather-came

peru-the-beautiful-high-altitude-waters

chinancocha-lake-3800-meters-12467-feet-just-above-yungay-in-the-ancash-region-i-did-walks-around-huaraz-and-day-trips-to-yungay-llanganuco-lakes-and-to-carhuaz-and-caraz-two-other-cities-ne

peru-butterflies

peru-clear-winged-butterfly-on-way-to-agusacalientes

peru-another-pretty-butterfly-on-the-day-3-hike-from-challhuay-to-la-playa-10-11-14

peru-here-is-a-caterpillar-waiting-for-wings

peru-huascaran-the-highest-peak-in-the-peruvian-andes-at-6768-meters-22205-ft-photo-from-the-site-of-the-old-city-of-yungay-which-was-buried-by-a-massive-avalanche-that-occurred-on-5-31-70-after

along-the-ride-to-the-hydroelectric-plant-we-passed-two-huge-openings-in-the-mountain-side-where-an-amazing-amount-of-water-was-pouring-forth-here-is-one-of-them-10-12-14

arriving-in-la-playa-as-was-the-pattern-the-whole-trip-i-was-following-casey-who-set-a-quick-pace-and-was-not-pausing-for-photos-most-of-the-time-or-needing-a-rest-break-most-of-the-time

peru-railroad-bridge-on-the-way-to-aguascaliente

peru-banana-trees

peru-end-of-the-dirt-road-at-a-hydro-electric-plant-begin-to-walk-the-rail-line

peru-valley-from-challhuay-to-la-playa-that-we-walked-a-path-and-dirt-road-through

pack-horses-being-unloaded-and-as-soon-as-everything-was-removed-there-was-an-ecstatic-session-of-rolling-and-going-upside-down-and-looking-absolutely-relieved-to-be-free-of-the-load-carried-all-day

peru-challhuay-hostel-and-campground-for-groups-crossing-over-the-salkantay-pass-and-doing-the-trek

peru-hostel-view

2 thoughts on “peru walk about by tom clausen”

Vanessa Venable said:

November 25, 2016 at 11:57 pm

Beautiful photographs, I am planing on visiting Peru next may, any recommendations?

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Tom Clausen said:

November 26, 2016 at 12:40 am

Thank you, Vanessa, I was there for 7 weeks in 2014 during late Sept., October and early Nov. visiting the Huaraz area, Cusco, doing the Salkantay path to walk to Machu Picchu, then visiting Puno, Lake Titicaca , Arequipa, Paracas, Lima, and Iquitos. I’d recommend reading from a variety of sources about the places you plan to visit and be aware that some people do have trouble with the altitude. I acclimated after a week at high altitude but suffered through one terrible hike that was too high too soon and I had trouble sleeping the first 5 weeks which were all at high altitude. I was traveling with my son and he had no problems . If you search under South America Explorers Club you can find on line info that may be helpful. I loved Peru and was so glad I went but found it a challenging trip since my Spanish is not great and finding food I liked in some places was difficult plus it is advised to not drink the water so everywhere you need to get bottled water -drinks. Hope you have a great time there.

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