Days 63 & 64 15th & 16th (Hurez) Peru

6000 Meter Peaks & Bull Fights

Headed up to a mountain pass towards the Cordiera Blanca, a chain of mountains at heights of 6000 meters. It started to get colder the higher we went but the sky's remained blue with light clouds. Topped out at 4,600 meters on a very narrow road, hairpin after hairpin, the sights were breath taking. Felt a little light headed and managed to keep the bike upright.

Next destination was a bull fight at the Plaza de Toros in a small town called Macarena. After parking the bikes at a local cafe we headed towards the arena. The whole town seemed to be there. We were lucky to find some seats up in the stands. The locals were in some very colorful clothing and a lot of top hats, we seemed to be the only gringos in the crowd. There were six fights in total with three of those finishing in a sword through the bull's shoulder blades.

Ended up in Huarez seventy km's away trying to find accommodation in the dark again. I was happy to put the feet up after a full on day.

Cheers
Greg