HUAYNA POTOSI – WALKING UP TO 5300 M

23. June 2011

After a long, dangerous and uncomfortable bus ride from Rurrenabaque we arrived back in La Paz. The first task there was to buy a new camera before relaxing the rest of the afternoon. We decided to do a little hike on mount Huayna Potosi while in La Paz Since Huayna Potosi is 6088 m high, climbing all the way to the top was no option for us. With a guide (who wasn't really a guide) we went by car to the base of the mountain at elevation 4600 m. There we started our walk. It was exhausting but after two hours of walking uphill we finally arrived at our destination - the refugio at 5300 m. There we had lunch (rice and chicken, of course) and took some pictures in the snow. Going back downhill was much easier and faster.