Riding The Andes

Iliana Astorga, our head guide, with arrieros and musician (18,499 bytes)The capataz, or head arriero, of Cascada de las Animas (6,786 bytes)bringing horses down to lower pastures in autumn (15,804 bytes)a humming bird sitting on its nest at a campsite in the cordillera (16,668 bytes)High cordillera (13,210 bytes)
Ancient trees (15,176 bytes)woodland and cactus (26,130 bytes)The trail (14,363 bytes)and waterfalls (16,112 bytes)Colourful scenery (13,315 bytes)
Waterfalls (13,710 bytes)..and a fellow rider. The mountains are full of flowers of myriad varieties. (11,216 bytes)Flowers in the hats - our guide (15,294 bytes)Saddling up (19,553 bytes)Sparkling mineral rivers in canyons (15,430 bytes)
Bathing in streams and pools (15,457 bytes)Bathing in streams and pools (14,111 bytes)..and river crossings (10,535 bytes)..rocky fortresses (12,814 bytes)washing facilities (18,274 bytes)