Upstairs at Pony Expeditions is this simple little lodge with small, cozy rooms and a equally diminutive terrace. Under the tutelage of owner Alberto you can plan practically any excursion in the Cordilleras. Also on-site is the wonderfully named Cafe de Rat.
Pony's Lodge
Huaraz & the Cordilleras
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The largest lake in the Cordillera Blanca — a snowcapped range of the Andes in west central Peru — and a gorgeous natural reservoir, Laguna Paron is a…
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5.97 MILES
A remote 4157m pass in the Cordillera Negra is the center of a huge stand of 5000 rare Puya raimondii plants; the biggest known for these 10m-tall members…
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