Welcome to The Lazy Dog Inn Cordillera Blanca, Peru. Revitalize yourself among the towering white peaks and delightful, hardworking native people of Peru’s Cordillera Blanca mountains … with unrivaled comfort and hospitality in our adobe mountain lodge and cabins. The Lazy Dog Inn is an ecological Bed and Breakfast located in the Peruvian Andes at 3650 m.a.s.l, this beautiful mountain lodge is uniquely situated in the Cordillera Blanca mountain range at the base of the Quebreda Llaca, bordering Huascaran National Park and just 20 minutes from the city of Huaraz. Close to the Inn, there are more than 20 mountain peaks over 20,000 feet (6.000 meters) for climbing and numerous trails for hiking or trekking, horseback riding and mountain biking. The Inn provides spacious accommodations in 2 adobe cabins or 2 private rooms in the main adobe lodge. Guests enjoy home cooked meals, hot baths or showers, fireplaces, private terraces and stunning vistas with exceptional access to the numerous activities the Cordillera Blanca mountains and region have to offer. In addition, there is wireless internet and an outdoor sauna will be completed in May / June 2007. Our bed and breakfast is dedicated to social - environmental responsibility thru our low waste operations and active support of local community development initiatives. We welcome your involvement. All Year Round in The Peruvian Andes and The Callejon De Huaylas. One should not think of the Cordillera Blanca mountains as a destination for only the months of May through September (the dry season and Peru's winter) but for the whole year. Undoubtedly, the best time for climbing, trekking, and mountain biking in the Cordillera Blanca mountains is during this season. June and July will offer you clear blue skies, cold starlit nights and little wind. In August winds arise and chance s of afternoon rains increases. As in any part of the world, conditions will vary with each mountain you decide to climb. In addition to the climbing season, all o f the months offer views and experiences well worth exploring. The wet season, January through to April brings out all the green vegetation and wild flowers. Dry, gray hills and valleys explode with color. Rivers flow, waterfalls appear and the rumble of thunder in the afternoon brings the needed rain. Hiking, horseback riding, mountain biking,running and trekking are all activities you can do. Your main consideration should be to leave early in the morning with rain gear in your pack and return in the mid afternoon. Throughout the year Huaraz and neighboring towns and villages host festivals, parades and special activities. Some of these are large as in the Easter weekend. During this time, people from all over Peru and the Peruvian Andes flock to Huaraz to take part in the religious processions and enjoy the natural area round the city. By staying at our mountain lodge, you can easily go to and see smaller processions in valleys close by. Many people from the communities wear their traditional clothing during festivals adding a splash of color to an already interesting attraction. Local groups play music for hours, children dance while the animals run around the activities. Life for the local residents does not change drastically through the year. Every day from the lodge you see women and children walking their animals up to the valleys for a day of grazing. It is a usual sight to see young children mastering the technique of controlling a herd of sheep, a few bulls, cows and the odd donkey. Their little, yappy dogs follow close behind to help keep the animals in order and warn them of strange people or other animals close by. Men will be seen plowing the fields with bulls a yoke and a plow. It's hard work for all of them. Harvest time is delightful to watch as the farmers bring their horses down from the quebradas and prepare a circle on the land to thresh the grain. Everyone participates, every animal has its place and every person has his or her job. When the crop of Quinoa (a highly nutritious Andean grain) is ready, its red and gold seeds shimmer in the sun. The grain is picked whole as a plant from the ground and hit against rocks and mats to loosen the seed. After the seed is placed in a circular straw plate and turned in the wind allowing the unneeded bits and pieces to be blown away leaving only the edible grain behind. As the clear night skies are enhanced here at the Inn by sitting around an outside fire pit, so are the rainy nights by sitting in front of your warm fireplace. Nestled in at The Lazy Dog Inn, Bed and Breakfast, you hear the sounds of rain on the roof and skylights as you plan your early next day departure, knowing that you will arrive back to a fireplace, a hot bath and dry clothes. One of the many memorable yearlong experiences at the lodge. So, when planning your trip remember that daily life goes on throughout the year. People work and celebrate colors change and crops are harvested. Hikes lead you to lovely destinations and whether you are an active person or someone who wishes to relax,The Lazy Dog Inn is a place where you can be witness to or participate in activities all year long.

Rooms Rates EXCHANGE RATE AS OF APRIL 1, 2008: US $ 1 TO 2.68 Peruvian Nuevo Sol. 2nd floor room in mountain lodge with spectacular mountain views of the Cordillera Blanca. 180 Soles /day (single or double occupancy), breakfast and dinner included. Full meal plan available (See. Colorful Private mountain cabin with 1 Queen and 1 double sized bed in single large room. Private bath with a large bathtub and shower. Fireplace / sitting area. Outside deck with superb mountain view. 240 Soles /day for 2 people (max 4-5 people) breakfast and dinner included. Colorful private mountain cabin with one Queen sized bed and a set of bunk beds. Fireplace/sitting area. 210 Soles /day for 2 people (maximum 4 people, breakfast and dinner included ). RANRAPALCA GUESTROOM. Cozy room on main floor of mountain lodge with mountain views and 1 Queen sized bed. 120 Soles /day (single or double occupancy), breakfast and dinner included.

Although the Incas made Machu Pichu famous for it’s majestic structure and history, this area holds what is believed to be two of the oldest Pre-Colombian cultures: the Recuay and Wari Cultures. It is said that the Incas incorporated many of the Recuay and Wari developments into their own culture. On your own or with an informed English speaking guide you can tour many of these sites leaving from the bed and breakfast. Great day and ½ day trips will take you to Chavin de Huantar, Wilkawain and Ichik Wilkawain, Joncopampa, Guitarrero Cave and Tumshucaico. Wilkawain and Ichik Wilkawain are a 5-6 km walk from the Inn. Chavin is a day trip from the lodge. Tours can be booked in Huaraz for a reasonable fee and with an English guide. Other ruins can be seen while incorporating other stops in towns and making it a day away returning to the Inn for dinner.

An hours walk to a taxi or a pick up here will bring you to Huaraz townsite where you can access the internet, make international phone calls, buy supplies, see a museum, visit tour agencies or people watch from the Plaza de Armas. HUASCARAN NATIONAL PARK. Officially established in 1975, this park includes 340,000 hectares mostly in the Cordillera Blanca, the highest tropical mountain range in the world. Unlimited lakes, trails and valleys to explore. THE CORDILLERA HUAYHUASH RESERVE. 110 km south of Huaraz, this 30km range runs north – south and contains 7 peaks over 6000 masl and 7 more over 5500 masl. Impressive, remote and breathtaking. Treks are 5 or 12 days in length. YUNGAY / LLANGANUCO LAKES. Visit the site of old Yungay where in 1970 an earthquake and rock slides buried the entire town. Continue on and visit the emerald green Llanganuco Lakes at the base of Peru’s highest mountain – Nevado Huascaran. CHAVIN ARCHAEOLOGICAL RUINS. Visit the amazing temple of one of the oldest Pre-Incan cultures in Peru – a World Heritage Site. Single day tours available from Huaraz.

Andean Alliance is a group of concerned people who recognize there can be no real security, peace or prosperity in this world while huge numbers of people are left outside the doors of opportunity in life. Global problems can only be avoided, and true prosperity achieved, by countless citizens working together through countless local initiatives and partnerships. The Andes Mountains are host to some of the world’s most stunning and ecologically diverse natural habitats … large tracts of our planet’s natural history formed over millions of years – irreplaceable heirlooms of Earth’s natural history and cornerstones of our own identity. The Andes are also home to ancient human cultures that today are the remnants of the largest human civilization to develop outside the known world until only 500 years ago … and which today struggle to earn their rightful place at the human table. Ancient languages, cultures and knowledge, and the natural world that shaped them, are being lost forever by the “Bull in the China Shop” advance of modern society. Unavoidable perhaps, but the choice is ours, to face a future of concern and uncertainty weakened by having squandered our natural and human capital, or to face that future equipped with a full range of resources and human ingenuity united for the fight. Andean Alliance is a Peruvian Non-Governmental Organization based in Huaraz, Peru … at the base of the spectacular Cordillera Blanca mountains. 1) To support improved natural resource management and conservation practices among the Andean people in ways that provides them with greater economic opportunities, and 2) To conserve Andean cultural and social traditions and strengthen the cultural pride of Andean people. Andean Alliance is focused on supporting community based development planning efforts and implementing programs to strengthen the economic base of Andean communities while enhancing social and environmental conditions. We are dedicated to raising funds through innovative non-government channels that includes everything from simple donations from concerned citizens to the establishment of profitable community businesses and the raising of funds through international capital markets (Investors For Development Program). For existing or future projects and other information, you can contact us at: Andean Alliance P.O. Box 94, Serpost, Peru e-mail: wlamphier (AT) andeanalliance.com or: dbmorris (AT) andeanalliance.com. “The only thing needed for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing”