Last weekend I went to Oxapampa with Martín and his family and it was fantastic! The best 8 straight hours in a pick-up truck I've ever had. Though my camera died after we got there, journey was more than worth documenting. We went from the city of Lima to further out into the desert, to la sierra with mountain goats and everything, to the jungle full of giant butterflies. Above is a picture of us at 4,818 meters... so take that, Machu Picchu :o)
We had some sort of lemon candy to help with the altitude.
We passed through a lot of different towns. At one point we stopped for tea and cheese sandwiches. The are we were in was famous for milk and honey products.
The views were breathtaking and the roads winding, sometimes in a way that made me nervous.
Post office.
We saw snow! And were often at the same level or above the clouds. It rained as we drove through them.
Bathroom break (above).
Beauty y basura.
Gas stop.
I really enjoyed spending time with Martín, his brother Daniel and his little cousin, Gabriel. Gabriel was full of jokes and sang us many songs to pass the time, jaja. And his parents were super sweet too... which is good as there were 6 of us in that little camioneta.
We passed a few lakes that were in all sorts of different colors, I guess because of different minerals in the sediment, but they had an impressive amount of variation.
And, for the first time since I've come to Perú, I saw llamas (and cows & sheep).
We played in waterfalls.
And went on many aventuras.
Including: visiting a trucha farm, a sugar cane processing ranch, a cheese factory (!), and a cave where we got to pull ourselves through mud and bat poo while exploring in nearly pitch black.
A giant abeja, that looked more like a little bear with wings.
Lastly, I got back just in time for Easter Sunday at the Cotlear's house. Below, Joaquín and his cousin Julieta are looking for chocolate eggs in the backyard.
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