The team has now reached the bustling market town of Tarma. After the high, open plains on which we've been sleeping, the warmth and shelter of this valley comes as a relief, for both us and the horses (above all, the boys are overjoyed to be camping on a football pitch, and are making full use of the facilities). We have come through the hardest part of the trip unscathed, thanks mostly to an abundance of thermal underwear and the odd heartening cup of tea whe...

The team has spent the last few days catching its breath and preparing for the next stretch of difficult terrain in the large city of Huanuco. The city is known as the 'cuidad de enterna primavera' (city of eternal spring), and well it can be believed; it is wonderfully warm, especially after the last week, during which the team have slept at altitudes of over 4,400m, and even seen snow. Sadly, the day after we left Piscobamba, Ed received the distressing news t...

(Part 1 of 2) Here goes the update on what has been going on over the last few weeks… I apologize in advance for any ground that has already been covered but this is to keep you all posted on our travels in Peru thus far. After taking a night bus down to Lima; Phil and Quita set about looking at another thirty trucks in one day. They had the assistance of a driver called Alberto for their time in Lima and he was a major help in all their car dealings. The sec...

(Part two of two)….. We have also discovered that as with petrol stations there are very few ATMs in the mountain towns. The nearest was around eight hours drive away and we were down to our very last soles. Quita drew the short straw and had to endure the eight hour bus ride south (I can guarantee there was no rigging!) Phil and Nick walked the horses out of town after their long earned rest in the direction of Pomabamba. Once again it looked like the riders...

Here goes the update on what has been going on over the last few weeks… I apologize in advance for any ground that has already been covered but this is to keep you all posted on our travels in Peru thus far. After taking a night bus down to Lima; Phil and Quita set about looking at another thirty trucks in one day. They had the assistance of a driver called Alberto for their time in Lima and he was a major help in all their car dealings. The second day was one...