Peru 2013

Jaen to Bagua Grande   41 miles                    2,000 feet of climbing

After a pleasant night at the Hotel Cesar, other than the heat, we left Jaen the way we came.  The four mile climb was a morning eye opener followed by a chance to experience the eight mile downhill we had climbed yesterday.  After the downhill we followed the Rio Chamaya until the merge with the Rio Utcubamba.  Although we were following the river upstream, the grades we not too steep.

When we reached Bagua Grande we learned we had another change in hotel.  The Hotel Rio served us lunch, dinner and breakfast the next morning.  The hotel had a swimming pool and a pleasant setting along the river away from the noise of the town.  The meals were excellent.  I enjoyed a dish of grilled fish, fried scallops (or something very similar), shrimp, and something similar in taste and texture to clams.  Identification of fish species is not something that’s done much away from the coast.  I’m told in the Amazon the variety is fascinating.  I’m looking forward to more healthy eating.

The scenery is greener and lusher with each mile we pedal to the east.

 

Local commerce - the mattress factory

Alessandra

Along the way



The river canyon

Hmmm.  What does this portend?

New bridge

The river we followed