the huayhuash circuit

loading our combi to llamac	unloading the combi at llamac	arranging the loads for the donkeys	the achin river valley
pocpa - the red village	the countryside around pocpa	leaving pocpa	the canyon of the rio llamac
near matacancha, at the end of a long first day	climbing towards our first pass in rain and snow - cacananpunta at 4700m	milton and martin on the top of cacananpunta (4700m)	rain, snow and freezing cold - getting warm in the tent!
approaching the carhuac pass, another drenched day (4650m)	yerupaja (6634m) y yerupaja chico (6121m)	at carhuacocha under yerupaja, yerupaja chico and jirishanca	clouds clearing on jirishanca (6094m)
jirishanca (6094m)	wonderful camp views of carhuacocha and the mountains	our kitchen tent, with milton frying some trucha	the trucha
carhuacocha campsite	yerupaja (6634m) - peru's second highest peak	siula grande (6344m)	jirishanca (6094m) again
carhuacocha	some locals fishing on carhuacocha for trucha	schoolboys from queropalca	panoramic view of siula, yerupaja, yerupaja chico and jirishanca
morning light on the mountains	180 degree panorama towards siula pass - the carnicero ridge, siula, yerupaja, yerupaja chico, jirishanca and jirishanca chico	pausing for views above siula lake	watching avalanches on siula
below siula grande and carnicero (5960m)	towards the siula pass (4800m), a steep climb	the view from the top of the siula pass is obscured by clouds	trapecio (5644m), double peaked jurau (5650m), and carnicero (5960m) as we descend the siula pass
traversing fields of bogs	a mushroom growing among shit!	pueblo de huayhuash	evening view from huayhuash
jurau (5650m) from huayhuash	grazing alpacas, llamas, and vicunas	first views of cuyoc (5550m) and puscanturpa (5442m)	double peaked cuyoc (5550m)
camping near viconga	panoramic view of cuyoc (5550m) and puscanturpa (5442m) as we climb to the punta cuyoc (5030m)	cuyoc (5550m)	on the way to punta cuyoc
puscanturpa (5442m)	on top of punta cuyoc (5030m) with cuyoc behind	a view of jirishanca, yerupaja and siula from the punta cuyoc	looking back at the cordillera raura
the view north from the punta cuyoc - jirishanca, yerupaja, siula with cuyoc in the foreground	rock formation as we descend the punta cuyoc	jurau (5650m) y trapecio (5644m)	cuyoc from the other side descending the punta cuyoc
quebrada huanacpatay	sunset on cuyoc from huanacpatay campsite	with a local in huayllapa, looking at pictures in the peru guidebook	parallel valley to cajatambo, golden in the setting sun