June 03, 2014:
It was a short ride day, didn't sleep good in La Oroya due to the elevation, 12,500' and I was also quite dehydrated. I rode to the Village of Concepcion which is at 10,500' (couple k makes a big difference) and spent the day resting and rehydrating.

June 04, 2014:
Ah that's better! Felt great and headed west along road 22 or 24, (GPS listed each at different times, no listing on map) towards Tomas with Lunahuana as my destination. I was told by a few Peruvians this is a great run on a motorcycle, good road, rivers, lakes and small villages. It was a little heck tick getting through Huancayo but once on 22 it was back to animals and light traffic.
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Lots of interesting side trails and roads to follow out:
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House under construction. What I found interesting was the size of the mud blocks and the fact that some had been made in place while some had been made and then placed. No one was around to ask how they placed the blocks.
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Looking back at the road climbing up towards the pass:
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A few of the lakes at higher altitudes were utilized as trout farms:
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These things were about the size of a Lesser Canadians. The eggs seem to be just starting to hatch as most birds were still sitting and I only saw a few goslings. Not sure what type of bird it is.
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The pass is at an altitude of 15,570:
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Canyon just south of Tomas:
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It's a great ride and will go on the "must do if your ever in Peru" ride list. I had gotten a bit of a late start and didn't spend as much time exploring as I'd wanted. Arrived in Lunhuana just after 4pm, that's about as late as I like to ride.

Great ride day!