Category Archives: hiking/trekking

The Manigala Hike In Sri Lanka’s Knuckles Range (Dumbara Hills)

Posted on 2016-05-21 by true_north

Previous Post: Sri Lanka’s Dambulla Cave Temple – A Treasure Trove of Buddhist Art To the south of Dambulla – and to the north-east of Kandy – is one of Sri Lanka’s least-visited areas, the highlands area called the Dumbara Hills … Continue reading →

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Cordillera Real Trek Day 14: To Botijlaca / Return To La Paz

Posted on 2015-10-23 by true_north

distance: 2 kilometers route: file for the entire trek here (except Day 14!) Previous Post: Day 13 – Chiar Khota To Campsite 2 Km Above Botijlaca Cordillera Real Trek Day 13: Chiar Khota To Campsite Above Botijlaca Since our shuttle … Continue reading →

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Cordillera Real Trek Day 13: Chiar Khota To Campsite Above Botijlaca

Posted on 2015-10-23 by true_north

Previous Post: Day 12 – Juri Khota To Chiar Khota time: 7:45 – 1:45 p.m. distance:   12.1 kilometers high point:  4995 meters campsite: campesino field (3811 m) two kilometres above Botijlaca route: kml file here Our last full day of trekking! … Continue reading →

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Cordillera Real Trek Day 12: Juri Khota To Chiar Khota

Posted on 2015-10-22 by true_north

Previous Post: Day 11 – Alka Khota to Juri Khota time: 7:45 – 1:45 p.m. distance:  7.1 kilometers high point: 5306 meters campsite: Chiar Khota route: kml file here; open in Google earth app Note the start of the day’s walk – a stretch of fairly … Continue reading →

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Cordillera Real Trek Day 11: Alka Khota To Juri Khota

Posted on 2015-10-22 by true_north

Previous Post:  Day 10 – Laguna Khotia To Alka Khota time: 7:45 – 1:45 … six hours distance:  10 kilometers high point: Paso Sistaña (5096 m) campsite: Juri Khota route: kml file here Walking along the east shore of Alka Khota … Continue reading →

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Cordillera Real Trek Day 10: Laguna Khotia To Alka Khota

Posted on 2015-10-22 by true_north

time: 7:45 – 12:15 p.m. distance:  8.6 kilometres high point: 4784 meters campsite: below Alka Khota Route – kml file here note: Like other Aymara words, khota has a number of different English spellings. Among others,  I’ve seen Kota, Quota, and … Continue reading →

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Cordillera Real Trek Day 9: Jaillahuaya Valley To Laguna Khotia

Posted on 2015-10-21 by true_north

time: 7:45 – 2:15 distance: 11.5 kilometres high point: 5038 m with the second just a bit below 5000 campsite: Laguna Khotia route: kml file here Previous Post: Day 8 – Chachakumani Valley To The Rio Jaillahuaya Valley Cordillera Real Trek … Continue reading →

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Cordillera Real Trek Day 8: Chachakumani To The Jaillahuaya Valley

Posted on 2015-10-20 by true_north

time: 7:45 to 3:10 distance: 11 km high point: 5040 m campsite: 4619 m route: kml file here Previous Post: Day 7 – Rest Day In the Upper Chachakumani Valley Cordillera Real Trek Day 7: Rest Day in The Upper Chachakumani Valley … Continue reading →

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Cordillera Real Trek Day 7: Rest Day in The Upper Chachakumani Valley

Posted on 2015-10-20 by true_north

Table of Contents: Rest Day at Chachakumani Base Camp Climbing Chachakumani – The Serious Options The Facile Route To Chachakumani Summit Previous Post: Day 6 – The Kelluani Valley To the Upper Chachakumani Valley Cordillera Real Trek Day 6: Kelluani … Continue reading →

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Cordillera Real Trek Day 6: Kelluani To The Upper Chachakumani Valley

Posted on 2015-10-20 by true_north

Previous Post: Day 5 – Rio Jallpa Below Jistana Khota To the Upper Kelluani Valley Time: 7:45 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Distance: 9 kilometres High point: 5350 m Campsite:  altitude: 4460 m –  on banks of the Chachakumani River at … Continue reading →

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