Wow, those pics are awesome. So, that big one, 69, was straight up vertical climbing, like almost on your hands and knees? Or just real steep? And that water is beautiful! I noticed a sign saying you can't swim...I wonder why that is? And what was the temp on 69? Everybody appears to be wearing shorts. Glad you enjoyed and thanks for posting about it!

Little back story on the trip. Never had much interest in Peru personally but my wife and oldest started helping out on some mission work in Lima six years ago. It was originally going to be a one time thing but over the years we have become pretty involved in it now as a family and have all been down there at least a couple times. Obviously have developed some friendships there and this was mostly a sight seeing trip. Airfare down there is not bad and everything runs about 1/3 of what it costs here so it is relatively inexpensive to go.

Lima is pretty dirty, overcrowded, noisy place. It has some nice areas but most of the places we spend time while there you don't go out alone, you don't take your cell phone out, keep vehicle doors locked, etc. Caraz and other cities/towns outside of Lima are way nicer to visit.

Guinea pig is ok, I wouldn't go out of my way to eat one. Most places that serve it have a picture on the menu of what looks like a whole, dead, fried rat on a plate. I've had it that way, in gumbo it is much better.

I put my hands in the water at 69, it is straight off the snow pack / glacier melt so it is cold. Not sure why you can't swim but guessing its to preserve the beauty, clarity of the water and possibly to keep people from drowning. It was below freezing and chilly when we checked in at the park station that morning. There was ice patches in the shady parts of the trail heading up. I'd say probably in the low 50's at the top. Little chilly with the wind but the sun is intense and I was working out so only my hands were cold, lots of people were in long pants and windbreakers. On the way down a guy passed me and said, "man, aren't you cold?" That last climb is the hardest, its not vertical the trail is just real steep and has a lot of larger rocks.

I'm to old for that one. Glad you had a good time thanks for the pics!

Looks like quite the adventure was had.

It was fun. I'll say this though - I am pretty damn happy to be home in Texas.