Llacanora

This morning I went out of town to hike with a new friend, Elizabeth, who is Cajamarca for awhile. We took a minivan out to Llacanora and I immediately felt like the air was cleaner as we entered this little village on the base of the mountains. In the middle of the park there was a andean music band dressed in colorful clothes with their video man - they were recording a video for carnival. We found out they were hiking up to the waterfalls too, so there we were with the band in this beautiful countryside. The women in the band were hiking with their high heels, so I wasn´t complaining about being a little winded. I was picturing this peaceful hike to the waterfalls, but we were also joined by about 100 little kids on a field trip. The band did a performance alongside the waterfalls and I felt like we were witnessing live Peruvian MTV at it´s finest. The band, the kids, and the countryside, it was all a great get away from the hustle and bustle of the city.