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| Tony fits 6 people and luggage and speakers inside! |
Smooth
talking Andy of Extreme Adventures sold us the trip to Los Nevados and showed
us the brand new
Toyota Land cruiser station wagon that will take us up the
Andes. The next morning the four of us, the guide Jared
(aka Tom Cruise) and the driver Snot crammed into an old short wheelbase Toyota
SUV with speaker boxes everywhere and no space left for passengers! Tony
convinced us that this is the better option even if Jared had to sit on the gearshift
(almost).
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| halfway stop |
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| Another mudslide |
Los Nevados
is a forgotten Andean town at the end of a nerve wrecking 5-6hrs 4X4 drive.
Recent heavy rains destroyed part of the already badly maintained road and at
times we thought it will be better to turn back, but Snot kept on going and we
managed to get to the charming mountain village nestled at 2700m above sea
level: Los Nevados.
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| Los Nevados town square |
We all went
for a short hike down to a river and on the way up realised we are badly unfit.
We strolled around town, met the beautiful radio broadcaster in her studio and had
a beer at the top of the main road.
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| Local radio station broadcaster. |
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| scenery on the hike down to the river. |
We stayed
one night at Posada Jerez with breathtaking views over the valley, homely atmosphere
and excellent local meals.
