Hola, this day of the viaje was by far my favorite. It was one of the most beautiful things I have ever seen in my entire life. We awoke at 6 am so that we could load the buses around seven and get off to a nice fresh start before the hike. It took 2 hours to reach the trail head so we began hiking around 9am. Everyone was a bit hungover from the club the night before and there was a few people who vomited on the hike :( (ewwww) To get to the catarata it took around two and a half hours of hiking for others 4hours :/ I have an extremely slow class. When we got there its was literally breath taking, you turn the corner and arrive in this unbelievable paradise. There are birds flying up ahead, vegetation everywhere you look, nothing but green and flowers, and then the waterfall. Gocta. A huge towering waterfall posed against a beautiful black wall.
We stayed there for a few hours, unfortunately noone was able to swim. The water is stunningly cold, and there is a high risk of hypothermia. I myself put my hand in for about 30 seconds and three of my fingers turned a deep shade of blue. Yikes!! After we walked back, or for me I pretty much ran. Making it back in a little over an hour, in 32 degrees Celcius. It was horrid. Tomorrow we venture into the caverns of chachapoyas, and make our way home. Ciaooo
Hola, this weekend I was invited to go to Mancora ( a beach near Piura) with Simon and his family. We left around 830 at night on Saturday, arriving there around midnight. Upon arrival Simon and I walked down to the beach (200 meters from the hotel room) pulled up some lounge chairs and watched the Ocean. We did not go swimming during the night as it was really dark and pretty scary, but it did provide for the only time I have been able to see the stars the entire time I have been here in Peru. After having some Cuba Libre's we went for a splash in the pool, it was extremely refreshing. In the morning we awoke to the beautiful sound of the ocean, and stumbled out of bed to find a wonderful breakfast waiting for us on the beach. After finishing breakfast Simon's parents rented horses and we went riding up and down the beach for an hour or so.
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shed with the horses we immediately threw ourselves in the water and swam for hours, it was the perfect temperature and a wonderful break from the boiling sun. We then walked up and down the beach for a while, stopping to take pictures and go swimming every now and then. We returned to the hotel right in time for a huge lunch and wonderfully refreshing beers, topped off with some sunbathing and poolside cocktails. Around 4 o'clock we boarded our vehicles, waved goodbye to paradise and began making our way home. 
