"Lakes and mountains - Lagunes et montagnes" Huaraz Travelogue by Maillekeul
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Some kilometers away from Huaraz (er... 2 hours and a half in colectivo and in camioneta, actually !), we want to fell the height (3800 meters), just to observe some lakes. At the beginning, we planned to stop at this one, Llanganuco... But do you se the big mountain in the background ?
A quelques kilometres de Huaraz (euh, 2 heures 30 de bus et de collectivo, tout de meme !!!), on se retrouve a quelques 3800 metres d'altitude pour observer les lagunes du coin.
Au debut, on devait s'arreter a celle ci-dessus, la lagune dite de Llanganuco...
Mais, vous voyez la montagne tout au fond ?
Higher, a lot higher, after 3 exhausting hours of walk and about 1000 meters higher than Llanganuco level, snowy peaks we had observed from the bottom seem to be so close... They surround a wonderful deep-blue lake. We had a rest there, the three of us (Stef reporter, Sharon and myself), on the edge of the lake, snowflakes caressing our face and ice cracking a few meters away... A real good time...
Plus haut, bien plus haut, apres 3 heures de marche eprouvantes et une montee a plus de 4850 metres, les montagnes enneigees que nous regardions de loin sont a portee de main et encadrent une lagune d'un bleu affolant (et ce malgre la presence de nombreux nuages au-dessus de nous).
On s'est donc repose tranquillement au bord de cette lagune, seuls (Stef, notre compagnon d'aventure Sharon et myself), on a pris la neige dans la tete et on a ecoute craquer les pans de glace a quelques metres au-dessus de nous... Un excellent moment...
It seems like we are not the lonly ones to enjoy the place !!
Y a pas qu'a nous que ca fait plaisir de trainer dans le coin !!
A light panoramic view, at the middle of our way back from Lake 69. The sun was back : shiiiiine on you craaaaazy diamond !
Un leger panoramique, une fois descendue la moitie de la longue route menant a la Lagune 69... Le soleil etait de nouveau present : quand on allait, il revenait, fils...
Llanganuco lake, from another point of view (big mountains in our back), close to sunset... An exotic prelude before a cahotic come-back (camioneta without suspensions).
La lagune de Llanganuco, vue de l'autre cote (les montagnes dans notre dos), vers la fin de l'apres-midi... Un prealable exotique pour un retour cahotique (camioneta sans suspensions...)
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La Cabana del Abuela seems a very fine place when you have climbed the mountains !
Beautiful photos. Very amusing tips too.
Very nice mountain views in t-logs. Thanks for sharing.
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