Huancayo to Huancavelica

Entering Huancayo from the north	Billboard for Pilsen, Huancayo	Av. M. Castilla with bridge over Río Shulcas, Huancayo	View of Huancayo and cathedral from Cerrito de la Libertad
View of Huancayo from Cerro de la Libertad	Chapel on Cerrito de la Libertad, Huancayo	Capilla en el Cerro de la Libetad	Tourist photo prop, Cerrito de la Libertad
Poor area behind Cerrito de la Libertad, Huancayo	Torre Torre, Huancayo	Dog posing on a ridge, Huancayo	Huancayo street
Monument, Av Giráldez, Huancayo	La Cabaña restaurant and bar, Incas del Peru, Huancayo	Wood-fired pizza over, La Cabaña, Huancayo	Restaurant Detrás de la Catedral, Huancayo
My first...of many....Cusqueñas, Detrás de la Catedral	"Behind the Cathedral" Huancayo	El Cuy Broaster - guinea pig restaurant, Huancayo	Iglesia de la Merced, Huancayo
Iglesia de la Merced, Huancayo		Casa de la Juventud y la Cultura, Huancayo	Casa de la Juventud y la Cultura, Huancayo
Folk dance lessons, Casa de la Juventud y la Cultura, Huancayo	Folk dance lessons, Casa de la Juventud y la Cultura, Huancayo	Stop sign, Perú	Cristal - La Cerveza de los Peruanos
Plaza de la Constitución, Huancayo	Catedral de Huancayo	Catedral de Huancayo	Plaza de la Constitución, Huancayo Cathedral
Traditional costume, Plaza de la Constitución	Plaza de la Constitución, Huancayo Cathedral	Plaza de la Constitución, Huancayo	Dargui Tours, Huancayo, painted with folkloric figures
Getting out of a big town on the correct road is the biggest challenge	Street signs like this aren't quite as common as they should be	The distances are small but the roads are slow	Andean indians with their livestock and a very attentive dog
Herding the sheep and cows, Ñahuimpuquio District	Indian woman herding livestock south of Huancayo	Ñahuimpuquio - plaza	Ñahuimpuquio - folkloric figure
S12.239274 / W75.070371	Small blue church - Cruz 3 De Mayo, Acostambo	Acostambo between Huancayo and Izcuchaca	Acostambo
Acostambo	Switchbacks climbing up from the main road	Between Acostambo and Cuena	Between Acostambo and Cuena
Huancayo - Izcuchaca Highway 3A	Huancayo - Izcuchaca Highway 3A	Descending to the valley of the Rio Mantara	Cuidado Curva Peligrosa
Switchbacks - S12.38 / W75.06 - Highway 3A	Huancayo to Izcuchaca	Huancayo to Izcuchaca	Casma
A small trickle into what must be a huge waterfall during the rainy season	Dry waterfall	The historic bridge at Izcuchaca	It's getting late and cloudy
Río Mantara, Izcuchaca	LP "There's not much reason to linger here"	Izcuchaca Railway Station	Estacion Ferrocarril de Izcuchaca
Izcuchaca - 2885m - quite low, so warmer at night	Hand-operated roadroad switches, Izcuchaca	Switchmen, Izcuchaca	Giant engine (415) pulling 1 car on the route Huancavelica - Huancayo
Definitely not First Class	Pedro jumps on the train	Andean Indian, Izcuchaca	Izcuchaca
Church on the main square, Izcuchaca	Municipalidad de Izcuchaca	Indian woman knitting with a baby	Freight train passing through Izcuchaca
Historic bridge at Izcuchaca	Church of Izcuchaca	Boy at the restaurant in Izcuchaca	West side of the main square, Izcuchaca
Railroad tracks passing through Izcuchaca	Since it was late and we wouldn't make it to Huancavelica before dark I declared the nightstop in Izcuchaca	Henry the driver wasn't thrilled with the idea	Unfortunately the next morning it was still at bit cloudy
Izcuchaca	Departing Izcuchaca on the morning of the third day out of Lima	Indian woman in Conayca, the first town south of Izcuchaca	Still cloudy - Izcuchaca to Huancavelica
A break in the clouds lets some sunlight through	Agriculture in the High Andes	Approaching Escalera	Escalera
Highway 3A - Cachi Alta	Cachi Alta	Fujimori Presidente on the rightmost building	Turnoff for Palca - still 48km to Huancavelica - 1hr10
Fields up a steep slope	Roadside village between Izcuchaca and Huancavelica	Roadside village between Izcuchaca and Huancavelica	The skies are clearing
Rural Electrification of the Department of Huancavelica	Highway 3A to Huancavelica	Rural village with stone walls	Rocky outcropping
Getting closer to Huancavelica	Highway 3A - 20 minutes outside Huancavelica	Valley of the Rio Ichu	Central Andes near Huancavelica
Local boy riding a homemade skateboard down hill