Met up with Vanessa, a friend from the middle east trip in 1999,...

...in the trekking paradise of Huaraz, in the Cordilla Blanca

We rented some gear and headed up the mountains...

...along with the locals and the sheep.

We passed villages of indigenous people...

...and beautiful scenery.

We were surrounded by high peaks.

Horses and cows were grazing the valleys.

We reached glacier lakes close to the mountain peaks.

We both enjoyed the scerenity...

...and the company of other fellow trekkers who brought their banjos and guitars.

We fought the cold...

...and the bulls who found a great interest in our tent at night.