August 19, 2018 – August 24, 2018
The Cordillera Blanca (White Mountain Range) of Peru, according to our guide book, is,
“the world’s highest tropical mountain range and encompasses some of South America’s highest mountains”
As we drove, snow and ice capped peaks began to appear behind the nearer mountains that lined the valleys. The steep valley slopes were terraced and green evidencing centuries of farming knowledge. We drove through rural town centres, filled with fruit and produce markets, traditionally dressed indigenous locals, and backpacking tourists readying themselves for long treks in the Andes of Peru.