Dropping Altitude

Nazca Lines

Google Maps Location: -14.716667, -75.133333

I sat in the copilot’s seat, sweating with anticipation in the hot desert air. Finally, the pilot hopped into the capitan’s seat of the single propellor, 6-seater, Cessna airplane and we taxied off down the runway.

After a few days exploring the festivities that the small town of Chalhuanca had to offer, it was time to ascend up onto the alti-plano. We hit the road before 12pm and finished a hard 40km in a couple of hours. Chris and I were at the bottom of the ascent waiting for Mike and Daniel to catch up. After awhile, I told Chris that I was going to start climbing. We knew the climb would take at least 2 hours, and I wanted to get it out of the way. Unfortunately, Mike fell ill upon reaching the bottom while I was already more than half way up. I spotted Chris more than a few times while I was climbing, and figured that they were all behind me.