A “Day of the Dead” Visit to Huascaran, Peru’s Tallest Mountain

Traveller December 21, 2011
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Huascaran, as seen from my hostel in Huaraz I arrived in Huaraz (elev: 3,100 meters), at the foot of Peru’s Cordillera Blanca, just as the rainy season was getting underway. I didn’t care. This was the gateway to Peru’s tallest …

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Go ice climbing in Cody, Wyoming

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Filed under: Climbing, Festivals and Events, North America, United States For the first time ever, the National Forest Service has issued permits for commercially guided ice climbing expeditions into the Shoshone National Forest, located near Cody, Wyoming. Those permits open …

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Graz tourism, Austria

Traveller December 21, 2011
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Graz is the second-largest city in Austria (after Vienna) and a popular tourist location, it is also the capital of Styria region. Graz is located in south east of Austria, on the banks of Mur river.

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