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Juicy Shoot Around the World
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We woke up very early in Huancayo only to
find out that the bus we had planned to take
was full... So we jumped in a taxi and improvised
another destination. We found a shared collectivo
taxi that was going to Huancavelica, getting
us closer to Machu Picchu, which we were
firmly decided to reach within the next few
days...
We had to wait quite a while before leaving
Huancayo as the collectivo taxis only leave
when full... We finally arrived in Huancavelica
on time for a tasty breakfast: a meat (we're
not 100% sure whether it was goat or something
else) soup! It looked like we were getting
more and more accustomed to soup for breakfast!
We then booked a bus ticket for the evening
and strolled throgh the streets of the town,
visiting its colourful and lively market
and its thermal water at the top of a big
hill.
   
Our bus was not leaving until later and at
that point we felt a bit bored of waiting,
and we still had quite a few hours ahead
of us... We left our bags at the reception
of a hotel on one of the main plazas and
sat there for a bit...
We then met a local guy called Carlos who
started chatting with us about an old mine
nearby and he invited us to join him, his
girlfriend and their little girl over there.
We immediately accepted as it was a great
coincidence and we had seen everything that
could possibly seen in the little town! How
lucky was this!
We took a taxi up-hill outside town and arrived
at the mine, in the middle of nowhere, among
a fantastically scenic group of Andean mountains!
Our brand new ponchos on our backs, we spent
a bit of time there, exploring the mine and
the nearby village that had been abandoned
years ago before going down to the village
of Sacsamara and its little church where
some offerings were taking place... Laura
even offered an apple to El Nino (Jesus...)!
Meeting Carlos and his family had just turned
what could have been a boring day into a
fantastic non-touristy experience!
We went back to Huancavelica for an early
dinner and amazing fresh fruit juices before
getting on the bus to Nazca, our next stop...
21/02/2009
          
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