The Road to Casma


The ride from Huaraz to Casma crosses the Cordillera Negro. The 15,000 foot Cordillera Negro is impressive in its own right, but it is the views across to the snowcapped peaks of the Cordillera Blanco that really makes the climb out of the Callejon so amazing.
It is impossible for the camera to do justice to this magnificent range.
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Above (left) Quechua women herd their animals to gently rolling high pastures. Karen (right) takes a break from a really unforgiving  descent on the western slopes (below). 
All along the route we encountered locals preparing for market day. 
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