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We only had a short run of 300km to do to get to Chalhuanca today so we left the Monasterio Hotel<\/a> in Cusco at around 10am after a leisurely breakfast. <\/p>\n

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The Beautiful Monasterio Hotel\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n

Pete, Jenny and Jax in the Toyota Prado that Pete hired were in tow and I was solo on the bike for a nice light ride. This turned out to be a blessing because although it was only 300km it was THE most twisty mountainous road I have ever ridden and it took us 6 hours including a lunch stop at a dingy chicken place in Abancay.<\/p>\n

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Our days ride.<\/em><\/p>\n

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A view over Abancay from 4100m.<\/em><\/p>\n

The ride through the Andes from Cusco at 3300m to Chalhuanca (2800m) on route to Nazca is magnificent but a little hair raising. There is a hairpin bend every 100m, the road is littered with Potholes and it is common to encounter a Peruvian behind the wheel of a bus coming around a blind bend or rise on the wrong side of the road whilst trying to overtake another equally slow bus or truck. To make things even more challenging, the road follows the Rio Apurimac from Abancay and the streams that run off the mountains that join the main river run OVER the road rather than under it meaning that every few kilometres you have to do a river crossing on a main road because this is rainy season.<\/p>\n

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Some of the twisty roads..<\/em><\/p>\n

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We are spending the evening at a great little hotel about 20km north of Chalhuanca called Tampumayu<\/a> which looks quaint and beautiful but not sure how it is economically feasible. It looks fairly new and is a collection of small buildings that make it look like a beautiful old ghost town including its own chapel but it is literally in the middle of Nowhere! Needless to say, we had a wonderful meal and were all in bed by 9pm.<\/p>\n

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Tampumayu Hotel Chapel..<\/em><\/p>\n

Tomorrow we head for Nazca where we will get to see the famous lines.<\/p>\n

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Rio Apurimac..<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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