Dave and I went mountain biking, in the true sense:

The next morning we left for the Santa Cruz trek, which goes through some of the Cordillera Blanca range. We were driven in to the start of the hike, and even before we got there we saw some great views:

The first day of walking was fairly easy, through a few small villages and mostly grassland.

The second day was much tougher, as we climbed about 800m in altitude in four hours. We finally reached the mountain pass around lunch time. We were pretty tired, and it was very cold, but the views were amazing.

From there we walked down to the second campsite, in the valley below. There were horses, donkeys and cows roaming free, and they didn't seem at all concerned about us.

There were two more days of easy walking down the valley to the end of the hike, but we decided to do it in one day, which ended up being a good option, since it only took us about 6 hours to get to the end.

We got back to our hostel in Huaraz last night. Tonight we are heading north to Trujillo, then I will head back to Lima while the other guys go to Ecuador.