One of many tunnels in the Canyon del Pato

This is a rocky road, not gravel.

We still had a terrible, very bad, muy malo road for half the day: but it took us through the increible Canyon del Pato, with over 40 tunnels.  By following the gradient of the Rio Santa we are gradually entering the mountains; unlike in Ecuador, where we climbed high above the valleys. A couple in a car, Andres and Patricia,  passed us in the morning and again in the afternoon when they stopped to offer us a badly needed cold drink. We are staying in their hostal with great views of snow-capped peaks.

Julie's too tired to pose by the waterfall.

The riverbed is nearly dry, after being diverted for hydroelectricity.

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