We had a great time in Vicos. We really enjoyed having the oportunity to share the everyday life with Julian, dona Maria and their children. We had a lot of talk about our lives, participated in harvest for the pachamanca feast, went for a daytrip and had fun during the pachamanca itself. For me personally, it was also very valuable to hear, how much are Julian and the others really glad for the support they have from the project. I also think, that the principle of rotating the visitors among the families is a great idea. This way, not only the normal family life is minimally disturbed, but also any visitor can get a slightly different feeling and have oportunity to have another experience during the stay.

My best wishes to Julian and his family and all from the project.
Alexander  and Tereza

I enjoyed my time in Humacchuco because... We had a great opportunity to experience life in a high mountain village in the Andes living with the local people.

We ate food prepared in an authentic but quite sanitary kitchen and enjoyed the wonderful service provided by our host family.

The lodgings were very basic but clean and comfortable. Armando was a great guide on our hikes to Laguna 69 and the Maria Josefa trail. He related many interesting aspects of local life and lore as we walked.





I recommend Humacchuco highly to those who would like to spend a few days learning about local customs while acclimating to the high altitude environment.

This would be a great spot for someone who was planning on a trek to spend a few days before their trek.

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Van 1 t/m 5 juli ben ik op Three Civilization tour geweest. Deze tour is normaal gezien een driedaagse tour langs drie oude beschavingen. Dit keer was het echter een uitgebreidere tour. De tour is in elkaar gezet door Guido.

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We arrived in Huaraz. The next day we would start our tour to the mountains. We left our backpacks at Guido’s office, and only armed with our little backpack, we went with a guide towards Humacchuco, which is a small community center in the mountains.

We stayed with a real indigenous family. Upon arrival, we immediately were stuffed with corn, cheese, egg, rice soup, vegetables and meat. The people are very warm, kind and friendly.  

In the afternoon, we had a walk to lake Llanganuco through the Huascarán National Park. It was a pity Merel felt ill.

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Para llegar a estos lugares se necesitan: Pulmones de Cóndor, piernas de cabra, mente de zorro y sobre todo ojos de puma.

Llegar aquí es dejar la vida en tu mano y desafiar la grandiosa fuerza natural. El glaciar deja huella, brotan ríos, cascadas de pureza, cortinas de helada agua y nada parece lejos, pero es solo aparente, es tan grande todo que un paso mío es como una gota de agua de estas lagunas.

El extremo frio y el abrasante calor juegan como niños de la maño en un horizonte tan vasto como las masas de aire y sus cúmulos. Como los cirros aventurados en los valles peruanos. Me atrevería a decir que aquí, los elementos básicos están sin barandas, libres con la gracia divina.

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