Huaraz

Last week in my free time I took a trip to the sierra of Peru to a town called Huaraz.  Its a small town in the mountains, and it was so great to get out of the smog and fog of Lima!  The weather was beautiful, although the town is at 3,000 meters (more or less 10,000 feet) so it was cold despite the sunny skies!  I suffered from the altitude, but overall I had a really fun time with my friends.  The countryside of Peru is so beautiful, and most people never experience anything besides MacchuPichu and the other spots along the tourist trail.  Because there has been so much immigration to Lima, the towns in the mountains actually have postings for jobs, apartments, and a lot of opportunities that are scarce to non-existent in Lima.  The salaries are low, but so is the cos of living.  It was bizarre to see a board with signs reading "URGENT looking for waiter/worker/etc".  In Lima jobs are so scarce that the average travel time to a job is 2 hours.  People will take whatever they find, no matter what or where it is.  

You can see more photos of my trip to Huaraz here:

Huaraz, Peru