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Day 2 - Climb to Yuraccocha Valley

8 Jul 2007

Today was one of the longest single day climbs of our entire Peru trek. From the village of Hualcayan at 3139m we climbed with our heavy packs on a zig-zagging pathway up towards Lake Cullicocha, and then took a different path into the Yuraccocha valley. We found a small flat area to camp on the side of this valley at an altitude of 4600m. From here we witnessed an afternoon storm envelop the peak of Santa Cruz, which then reappeared later in the soft evening light.

		From Hualcayan the track zig-zagged its way up into the Cordillera Blanca.
		We climbed to an altitude of about 4400m before breaking off onto a side trail that led into the Yuraccocha valley. Here there was an afternoon storm which created this rainbow while we walked.
		Later, after the storm had cleared, this view of Santa Cruz was seen from our tent site pitched on a small flat spot on the side of the valley.

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