Family on trail, across from our campsite
Mesa-topped mountain, to the west
Black vultures
Side canyon
Ridgetop ruins, on river-left, above Playa El Cura
The Rio Illabamba enters on river-right, opposite Playa El Cura
Creek at Playa El Cura, entering from the left
Playa Cura Rapid (III)
Playa Cura Rapid (III)
Playa Cura Rapid (III)
Sculpted rock
Polished rock
El Choclon Rapid, III-IV (Kathy Hammerlee Miller photo). Is Kathy a little worried?
El Choclon Rapid, III-IV (Kathy Hammerlee Miller photo)
El Choclon Rapid, III-IV (Kathy Hammerlee Miller photo)
El Choclon Rapid, III-IV (Kathy Hammerlee Miller photo)
We see our first coconut palms, at the town of Santa Rosa, K. 397
Karl, in his packraft, and Zacarias, in the inflatable kayak, at Santa Rosa Rapid (III+)
Barba, surfing at Santa Rosa Rapid
Barba, surfing at Santa Rosa Rapid
Barba, surfing at Santa Rosa Rapid
Rio de Las Yangas enters from the left, at Santa Rosa
Rio de Las Yangas, at Santa Rosa
We floated past K. 400 to Camp #21, on a beach opposite the town of Mendan. Pedro then took his computer and kayaked across to town, to show his movie to whichever residents he could scare up.
As reported by CJ, someone fired a rifle across the river in our direction that night. I was asleep and didn’t hear it.
Camp #21, opposite the town of Mendan. The cablecar is known as an “oroya”, in Spanish. Photo by Britt Runyon
Here is the link to the next post:
https://believesteve.org/2015/12/28/peru-the-rio-maranon-day-22-102015/
