Trek in the territory of Huascaran National Park and to pay a fee. Demek have to pay to go on foot.

So we already went back to Bulgaria, but the blog is still at the foot of the Cordillera Blanca. The date is May 29, the day began to move to the starting point of the trek Santa Cruz - Kashipampa village. Trek in pink, red roads
Trek in the territory of Huascaran National Park and to pay a fee. Demek have to pay to go on foot. Although we are firmly opposed to such practices easily swallow it because okoboji the price was not very high (about 60 soles), the ticket was valid for a month, and even things like we've seen before in other places and countries where tourists are only source of income. Last straw, however, when the management of the park we said that independent mountaineers tickets do not sell, but we went we paid their participation in the expedition. Their explanation was that independent travelers pollution and bonfires. Knowing the psychology of true mountaineers, okoboji who they left alone in the high mountains and Peruvians that garbage so natural phenomenon as the stars of heaven, we believe that the above argument is nonsense. okoboji Otherwise, Peruvian expedition means convoy of mules that carry luggage, tents and food. Mules to go with some amount skinner, okoboji guides and cooks, and tourists that we call colonists wear only their photo cameras. We should note that the length of the trek will chalets, pubs and spas, so if you want to be independent have everything you wear.
So greedy tour agencies and corrupt rulers left us with two options - to penetrate in the park without a ticket or find an agency in which to sell us tickets without an organized tour.
From the first agency to which Ran began mindfucking us how you think and wonder how a little money will take us and we return later, okoboji but in the next, and quite frankly unprofessional okoboji ajar us that in fact this Ordinance shall not put into practice and that guard the entrance to the park will sell tickets and without being guided and livestock.
There were other emotions. A few months before our arrival in the area during the rainy season, a lake spilled and caused a gigantic landslide that okepazilo Valley Santa Cruz, which was named after himself Trek, and made it impassable. Anywhere okoboji on the Internet, including local tourist ezhemesechnik was explained okoboji how the valley of Santa Cruz is impassable and it is possible to make only half trek by going from the point, which is usually the end of it, you get to the middle and back the same way. In said paper had material on the subject, much remind us of our native confusions.
The article read how after landslide nobody wants to give money to restore trails. Tourist agencies say they provide okoboji income from tickets and the park has to give money. By the management of the park operators argue that tourists themselves pay biletchetata and agencies only mouths bucks, but anyway there is no money because all proceeds from biletchetata go straight to Lima, and from there as you might expect, nothing is returned. Eventually we realized that Trek is accessible again and the paths were recently recovered from surrounding villages whose livelihoods depend on tourists and operation of the route.
A lesson from this story is that tourists have a little thinking, what and who makes money and how it contributes to the welfare of the local community. Obviously in this case, those who take the lion's share of tourism okoboji in the valley of the River Santa Cruz refused to take responsibility for its maintenance and development. Much greater effect okoboji on the local population would be obtained if the tourists okoboji come independent, local shuttle, shopping in the village shop, sleeping in a rural hotel or camping and rentals skinner and drivers directly from the village.
Incidentally, very helpful and informed about everything related to mountains and mountaineering were in the office of the "casa de guias" - House of drivers in the center of Huaraz. Probably represent some association of mountain guides. okoboji They were baked and surprising - very frank with good English and I'm not trying to sell us.
Having clarified the formalities remained to take care of logistics. First, we hired a huge thick warm and fluffy sleeping bags and an extra pad for Yana. We generally okoboji wear sacks but summer and after consulting with who do not, we decided that we need something more serious. Two thick bag could be fastened together so as to obtain a large double bag for Eli and Yana. I'd use both our summer each other. Dido we have not thought, because he was always too well equipped. Here our backpacks already weigh more than desirable, although we left everything unnecessary storage in x