Vacation Photos: Lake 69

It's the first day of work after out two week midyear vacation. The break was a lot of fun for me. My friend Deepti, a Brandeis classmate, came down to visit for 10 days. We hit up Lima, Cusco, Andahuaylillas, and Huaraz (a small city in the famed Cordillera Blanca north of Lima). The most spectacular day of our trip was the 6 hour hike to and from Lake 69, a few hours drive from Huaraz. The landscape is dominated by Mt. Huascarán, the tallest mountian in South America. One of its peacks is also world famous as the Paramount Pictures mountain.

Lake 69 is a glacial lake 4600 meters above sea level (15,091 ft). It's a spectacular blue color. Hiking at altitude isn't easy, but I recommend this hike if you ever get the chance. So let's start off the post-vacation blog posts with some photographs.

Two of Huarscarán's three peaks.

The third peak of Huascarán, the Paramount pictures one. Do you notice?

Made it to the top!