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And there, music again! It is fiesta time again!!!

Today, on the way back to Lima, we went into the restaurant at an elevation of 4125m again in order to have late breakfast. Whilst shopping there after breakfast, we could occasionally see people being on their way to the fiesta!

My eyes met theirs and they made a very very big bow from the waist to me.  I raised my camera to ask if it was OK to take a photograph of them.   Their answer was yes, so I flied out and took this picture.  Thank you!

Cathuamayo is the town where the road from Paucartambo crosses with the major road to Huanuco.  This is also a very small town, however, you can see the sign of “Internet” here as well.

When we passed this town yesterday, there was a festival.  Today people are still playing music and dancing.  The Peruvian people really seem to love festivals.

Hello!

Surrounded by the mountains, here is a lake.  Several different species of waterfowls and animals there.  Photographed with Saul the guide and Cesar the driver.

This is the plant which grows beside the lake.  It is quite hard when you touch it.  I presumed that it would be for surviving in this particular severe climate at the elevation of about 4300m.  

And on the following day.  This is the day to go back from Paucartambo to Lima all way through.  The original plan was that Cesar would drive us to La Oroya and then somebody else would drive back to Lima.  However, Cesar decided to drive us through to Lima, which was great, as he was a nice company and he drives quite carefully. 

We didn’t eat breakfast in Paucartambo and departed.

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A bird of prey we saw on the way back.  The shutter speed was excellent however, it was a bit out of focus unfortunately.