Andahuaylas, Central Highlands, Peru 11-7-2010
Odometer: 9677.1
We started to chat with the locals about where to go next, Ayancucho (off the gringo trail) or to Nasca(on the gringo tail). Only one person, a young nursing student, has been to both. She recomended we go to Aynacucho.
The one big thing against the road to Ayancucho is it is 275¬+ miles of dirt. Getting to see Peru at it´s finest is well worth it.
Along the way up and over the pass to Andahuaylas (pronounced Andahuaylas) we encounter some huge traffic jams of cows, sheep and pigs. The one little old lady hearding the cows across the road kept saying something in Ketchua, the native Incan language. I am sure she did not want her picture taken, but she kept smiling and giggling while moving the cows around me and up the road. Finally her curiosity got the best of her and she looked directly at me. The sun was a bit bright above tree level, but the result is ok.
You can also see in the last photo, the road got a bit rough.
Uncle Walter
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