We awoke crazy early and left the hotel in Pisac, Peru around 4 a.m. for the second time that week. Uff da. All was pin-drop silent within the van as we rattled around for 3 hours in the dark, until finally reaching the Andes town of Asangate. The air was thin, and the land relatively treeless, but the snowcapped Andes loomed around us, and it was beautiful in a volcanic and desolate way. After a simple breakfast with our hotel host’s extended family, the horses were gathered, the alpacas were fed, and off we rambled until my butt and thighs ached. Our guide pulled my horse in the lead, and all I had to do was sit there and watch the scenery filled with enormous herds of alpacas and llamas. The destination: Seven Lakes Asangate at 15,000 feet.
Follow my feet…
I love this candid photo.
Cairns multiplied around us like weeds.
We dismounted here and took a short, oxygen canister fueled walk around the lakes amid rugged mountain peeks.
Soup for Mosaic Monday. Hours later, and after untold miles on horseback, we returned to the tiny town and ate lunch. I loved the quinoa soup so much I recreated the recipe at home and shared it with my travel partners. Left: Peru soup. Top right: mine. Bottom right: my friend Karen’s version. Try it for yourself!
Yum! Simmer until the vegtables are tender and the quinoa is soft and fluffy. You can fiddle with the ratios. I proably used more than a cup of carrots. I like to send them through a food processor until they are tiny bits that sweeten the broth.
P.S. I’m recreating a potato and lima bean soup today that we had there, and I’ll share that recipe when I post the camera photos from our adventure. Stay tuned!
“I went into Chorus of Crows expecting a creepy rural thriller. What I got? Something that crawled into my head, rearranged the furniture, and refused to leave.” ~ Jonathon Gruner
Tropes:
~ Psychological thriller
~ Small town horror
~ Pan’s Labyrinth monsters
~ Spooky romance
~ Farm terror
~ Fargo-ish characters
It’s spooky season and time to read spooky books!
Awww, they are so adorable. I would have fed them. So cute.
What a beautiful place. I would love to explore here.
That soup looks so good. Thanks for the recipe.
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Hello Sharon,
Wonderful photos from your Peru trip I love the cute llamas/alpacas.
The mountain and lake view is beautiful.
Thanks for sharing the soup recipe.
Thank you also for linking up and sharing your post.
Take care, Happy Monday. Have a wonderful week!
Peru is such a beautiful country. With haute cuisine. Lovely images.
What an amazing excursion. Did the altitude get to you, or were you acclimated by the time you got up that high?
Breathtaking views, cute alpacas, and delicious homemade soup. What a dream trip! Saving that recipe to try soon.
Sorry… it’s again difficult to comment.
I admire your Trip through the Andes very much. A journey through your week maybe? I learned now a little bit of this interesting city Asangate.
Thank you for sharing at MosaicMonday
Greetings by Heidrun
I’m not sure I can read spooky books. They stay with me! LOVE the precious llamas and the candid photo is priceless! Hugs, Diane
Hello Sharon,
This is so nice. What a sweety is that youngone. So cute.
That must be very nice to be there in real with all these animals. And what a wonderful area, really amazing!!
Many greetings,
Marco
The baby looks so fluffy! Great photos! Now there is another place I want to visit! Did you have oxygen while you hiked at Seven Lakes Asangate? How does that work?
Uy que lindas. Te mando un beso.
What a breathtaking trek!
The Seven Lakes at 15,000 feet sound like a dream destination.
The candid photo and the cairns multiplying like weeds are such vivid details.
Thank you for sharing both the scenery and the flavors of Peru.
Those Alpacas are cool!!
Riding horses is hard on a person not used to it. The older I get the worse it is.
The scenery is spectacular!! I can’t imagine being that high for so long. I bet the extra oxygen helped.
That soup looks wonderful.
Wow, those mountain pinnacles are absolutely gorgeous. But 15K is some serious elevation. Glad you were able to tolerate it. What an amazing adventure!
This is such a fantastic trip of a lifetime. Did the altitude affect you? I fear I wouldn’t do well with it! Beautiful views and I like the candid shot on the trail. Thank you for linking up.
Extraorinary shots.