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Pitts & Rollo - Chile & Argentina Testimonial

Pitts & Rollo - Chile & Argentina Testimonial

The itinerary was very well designed and we had a fabulous time. We were blown away by Patagonia and want to return there.

Overall summary – wonderful holiday. 10 out of 10! Thank you!

Vallunaraju - a 'Moderate' Cordillera Blanca Climb

Vallunaraju - a 'Moderate' Cordillera Blanca Climb

By the giddying standards of Huascaran National Park, which contains 27 peaks over 6,000 m (19,685 ft), Mount Vallunaraju, standing  at 5,686 m (18,654 ft) is a relative midget.

It can be seen directly from Huaraz, as well from the Cordillera Negra, and is easily identifiable for its double - headed summit, of which the northern summit is the highest one. It is one of the few peaks in the Cordillera Blanca that can be climbed from Huaraz in two days.

 

Jorge Chavez - Peru's Most Famous Aviator

Jorge Chavez - Peru's Most Famous Aviator

I've always found it a curiosity that Lima's international airport, built in 1960, is named after Jorge Chavez - a man who never visited Peru and who died in a plane crash. How, then, did this man, who was born and bred in France, come to be a Peruvian national hero?