June 05, 2014:
Woke up to a beautiful day and got an early start on 22 to back to Concepcion.

I had seen this coffee stand yesterday and planned on stopping here this morning if it was open, it was. The owner recommended his organic coffee with a squeeze of lime, very good! He was a pretty interesting fellow, had traveled a lot in Peru and had lived in Brazil for five years. I told him my planned route for the next few days and he recommended a pizza restaurant in Ayacucho that's a must, Mamma Mia Pizza.
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The walk bridge looked safe enough I guess, but the climb up the cliff didn't look good at all.
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Much of the road was posted at 3.2 meters wide. I heeled to toe it at one spot and it was just over ten boot lengths from cliff to ledge. Full buses and tractor trailers run this thing.
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Mining cave:
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Got the bright idea of putting on a headlamp and hiking into this one, first two steps and I was six inches deep in fowl smelling mud. Ok, bad idea.
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Stopped for a drink of water and met this guy, he's got small farm with parts on both sides of the river:
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That's his house, lived there most of his life:
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His cable box to get across the river:
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He told me he has a rope in the house that he uses to throw and snag the box.
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He asked a lot of questions about my moto and then insisted I look at his and take a photo. A Chinese made 125, he was sure proud of that moto, good on him.
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Stopped here just to get a gallon of "that feels better" gas.
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The woman had come out of one of the buildings and was very friendly and even joked that I looked like a spaceman. I asked if she had 90 octane, she did and started pouring from a big plastic jug into the gallon metal can. I noticed the gas seemed very dark in color and I asked if it was 90, the 90 I have seen was either light green or clear. As soon I a mentioned the color she got a bit testy with me. You want 90, I sell you 90, I have many tourist buy my gas, I guarantee my gas. She was actually quite upset and I had to apologize many times to get her to shut up. When the guy was pouring the gas in he told me that 90 comes in about four different colors depending on the company. He seemed to be afraid of the old woman and didn't speak very loud. Once the woman calmed down she was back to being her friendly self and was smiling and wanted to visit.
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I asked about this building and man told me they had dug into the ledge and then built the face. Not sure how deep or big the inside is.
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One of the few towns along the way:
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Getting near the summit:
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These things are everywhere however they seem to be quite shy and get out of the way quickly: I haven't asked yet, but I believe the ribbon/yarn in the ears is identify ownership:
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Farm:
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There are lots of these stone structures scattered throughout the landscape, some have make shift roofs. I stopped and spoke with this woman and she said they are wind breaks and used when eating or just waiting for someone. Her husband was out with his horse doing something and would be back in a few hours. She pointed out some of the locations of the houses and were many of their animals would be.
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The people in Peru are very friendly and hospitable. They enjoy visiting and having their pictures taken and always wish me a safe and happy journey.
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The views in this country are amazing:
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I've been playing with the GoPro some and was able to upload a short clip on youtubeof some cows and getting caught up in their heat of passion. The GoPro is a work in progress, it's a bit challenging taking a movie when you're not looking through a lens.

YouTube: Peru cattle (I forgot to copy the link once it was downloaded)