2016-08-04 Depart Cusco, 4080m pass, camp at top, long slog up from 3300m. Follow ‘cycle way’ out of Cusco around airport, end up lost once trying to find the dirt road turn off. Turn right past ‘plazavia’ up the valley. 40km in 4:24

2016-08-05 camp 8km before Acomayo @4033m. 59km in 4:48

2016-08-06 drop 800m to Acomayo, larger town, buy pan, avocado, and tomato for lunch, 600m climb to ‘tourist resort’ for the night. 50km in 3:39

2016-08-07 On the main road to Pitarmarca, meet 6 other cyclists coming back from Pitarmarca. 28km in 2:03. stopped because I need more food.

2016-08-08 to base of climb, tourists going to ‘rainbow mountain’, quite the site. 40km in 4:07

2016-08-09 climb to 5080m pass and down to Sibinacocha. 38km in 3:49

2016-08-10 meet Dan from USA cycling and climbing in the area. climb 300m to abro chimboyo, 5080m, camp just over pass. road degrades to a motor cycle track. snows over night. 29km in 3:06

2016-08-11 Wake to white out and have to hang out until 9:30 to see where the road goes. Stomach problems, but a 1000m drop to Corina, spectacular rock spires all along the road. Road down from pass is good formed road. 39 km in 2:25

2016-08-12 Corani to Macasani. drop 400m to river and climb out to main road. Then smooth rolling to Machasani. 53 km in 4:51.

2016-08-13 Machasani to San Anton. rolling along hw down hill. Clibing out over pass snow interrupts lunch. San Anton is a truck stop town with one hotel. 85 km in 4:37.

2016-08-14 To Azangaro. Sunday market in town, and festival. Brass band plays til about 10:30, and starts again at 6:30. 55 km 2:56 on smooth sealed road.

2016-08-15 plaza breakfast of porridge (cooked in plaza on my stove). camp 20km from Juliaca. 62.5 km in 4:18, on dirt road.

2016-08-16 To Puno, busy road, stomach problem, calibrate arriving with a dose of Tindazanol. 72km in 4:15.