2. 2012

Peruvian adventures in August

In August I was invited to Peru by national animal protection organisation UPA to give a series of presentations on humane education, animal experimentation and several other animal protection issues (see pics). Little did they know I had been dying to search the Andes for the little-known South-American yeti, Pie grande. I therefore quickly accepted... Don't miss the published story of this adventure!
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    The next day I hired a taxi to drive me two hours along some incredibly potholed roads up to about 3,800 m to the trailhead to Laguna (Lake) Churup. This is the scenery around the trailhead.
    The plan was to hike two hours up this valley, including the gorge in the centre, to get to the alpine lake above. It was 4,450 m high and I didn't know how I'd cope with the altitude.
    The uphills were a bit hard...