2017-08-07 day 113

Past some interesting things today as usual. Lots of wheat and spuds out drying and car loads of grass. Lots of soil worked but looking very dry.

In some valleys irrigation is used. As we came out of Tarma and up the valley a bit the valley floor was planted with flower crops.

As we got higher (4000m+) the vegetation dropped off again.

 

Took a side road off to see a monument of the Junin war in 1824 which helped win the war of independence from the Spanish. The anniversary is 6 August - so yesterday.

The monument was from 1824-1924 so soon they’ll celebrate the 200 year anniversary. We wondered if that was why a new road with curbing was being sealed.

We had lunch here but the camp stove was not producing much heat. So couldn’t cook the fish.

Turned off at Junin out to a National reserve and lago Chinchaycocha. Found a great camp spot.