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Due to the amount of snow that has fallen over the last few days, we switched to 4×4 transport today and reopened the pass to Huayna Potosi. Over the last few days, we’ve had snowier conditions than normal for this time of year. In fact, it’s been a great number of years since we’ve seen similar conditions for late May! It was a beautiful drive and we are now at the Huayna Potosi base camp at 15,700 ft.

Buenas noches,

Rachel

Today we hiked from our camp in Condoriri to the tiny village of Tuni. The views across the mountains and hills were beautiful with the fresh coat of snow. We spent the afternoon at a family run lodge in the village and learned to make a toasted ground barley dish and then practiced our skill with a traditional stone in a sling used in the countryside for llama herding.

Buenas noches,

Rachel