22. Monday 23/8/99 Up and Down, Up and Down to Lima

 

Monday -7 am Went to the place to wait for transport north..but no-one told me the road was closed ahead until the evening . So ended up waiting for a truck then for it to travel around the town picking up passengers ..before leaving at 2pm . Made it to Abancay by night 
Tuesday - Set off at 6am for Andauallyas. Spent the afternoon strooling around town.took the night bus to Ayacucho. 

This countryside is really tough , you spend so much time climbing out of the valley then down into the next .now I fid it would have cost me 15 dollars and 20 minutes ton what has cost me 10 dollars and taken 48 hours...Andes rule FLY ! 


Wednesday - Got into Ayacucho on Mr Wankers bus, seriously I could take a photo and send it to the TV , a traditional tribal name here so many of the shops are called this, but spelled Huanca.
Took a guided tour to some
Wari ruins, , a city of 80,00 people, more mystery.
Strolled around the town another nightbus tonight

Thursday - Arrived in Huancayo visited some more Wari ruins. boring. Then took the bus to the small town of Jauja for a quick stroll around. Took the bus to Tarma

Friday - Peru has the same problem as Turkey , there are so many ruins it's impossible to look after them all . I went walking in the countryside to some all covered in bushes.
Then late in the day I found Tarma Tambo a whole traditional atmospheric village built on extensive Inca ruins. (locals wearing tradional clothing etc)
Tarma Tambo would be a great place to spent a whole day exploring I recommend it . I met a kind local who showed me around....nightbus to Lima

 


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