Coporaque, Peru

... roads from good bitumen to potholed gravel to eventually arrive at the town of Yaurie. This working town is a taste of the real Peru, tourists just do not come here and the townspeople notice that you are not local but take no notice anyway. It's a nice ...

... music played on Andean flutes (quenas) in the background.     After establishing ourselves, we sally forth. Coporaque is a typical modest Andean village, with a well kept Plaza bounded by the parish church (Santiago Apostol), municipal ...

... climbing from 1000 metres above sea level up to 4,900 metres at the summit of the pass. On the way to the town of Coporaque, we went through a protected park for Vicuñas (animals from the llama and alpaca family). We managed to spot a few from the bus but ...

... Chivay' at 3633 metres and after lunch we moved on to our hotel, 'La Casa de Mamayachi' in the small village of 'Coporaque'. This new, tourist hotel was in a fabulous location amidst the steep peaks, looking down to the terraced valley floor with its green ...