Lost In Translation

After an action-packed 5 days in Lima, we've decided to escape the crowd and head somewhere slightly more remote. Big cities are always overwhelming. Last night we took the overnight bus to Huaraz, a central town in the Cordillera Blanca, a mountain range within the Andes. The scenery is absolutely stunning. The town itself is situated at 3000 metres above sea level (no altitude sickness yet), but a lot of the snowcapped mountains reach well over 6000 metres. Not that we have any intention of climbing them! They filmed Touching The Void here, you know. The plan is to go on several day trips to some of the most important sights within the area. The cultural differences between Huaraz and Lima are already noticeable, especially in the clothes that women wear: very traditional multi-coloured skirts and elongated hats. Not many people speak English around here, so hopefully we'll pick up quite a bit of Spanish. Communicating what we want isn't all that difficult, it's just when they reply I have no clue what they´re going on about!