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Marañon Oct14 trip itinerary
----ITINERARY MARAÑON OCT14 LAUNCH------
| Oct13 | rendezvous in Huaraz | |
| Oct14 | Day1 | ride toward put-in (private bus); maybe visit ruins at Chavin de Huantar; start rigging; camp at put-in |
| Oct15 | Day2 | finish rigging; launch; paddle appx. 20 km |
| Oct16 | Day3 | Yesojirca Narrows; Pauca; to ~km 50 |
| Oct17 | Day4 | ---layover--- |
| Oct18 | Day5 | Sanachgán; to ~km 80 |
| Oct19 | Day6 | Shapalmonte; then Puente Jitaraxan; to km 108 |
| Oct20 | Day7 | Huchus; Aguas Termales; to km 135 |
| Oct21 | Day8 | Inner Gorge: Cajas; Mayas; Ihuano; to staging playa camp; km 164 |
| Oct22 | Day9 | Wasson's Landslide; to ~km 175 |
| Oct23 | Day10 | finish Wasson's; to ~km 180 |
| Oct24 | Day11 | through Llamara; to ~km 190 |
| Oct25 | Day12 | ---layover--- |
| Oct26 | Day13 | Chagual; camp near Vijus; 15 |
| Oct27 | Day14 | Vijus resupply; to Sinichban(?); 50 |
| Oct28 | Day15 | ---layover--- |
| Oct29 | Day16 | Calemar (lunch); to Muro Poso; 75 |
| Oct30 | Day17 | Llanten; 102 |
| Oct31 | Day18 | Samosierra; arrive Balsas; stay in camp or head up to Celendín to hotel |
| Nov1 | Day19 | ---layover---; Exchange day; meet group arriving at Cajamarca; ride back to Celendín; hotel |
| Nov2 | Day20 | taxis back to Balsas; repack food; rerig; launch on rio; 10 km |
| Nov3 | Day21 | hilltop ruins; El Choclón |
| Nov4 | Day22 | visit Mendán; Tupén Grande; camp downstream |
| Nov5 | Day23 | Playa El Inca; to Magdalena |
| Nov6 | Day24 | ---layover--- |
| Nov7 | Day25 | Linlín; to Sauce |
| Nov8 | Day26 | Q.Agua Blanca charcos; Palaguas; to Amazon Cavern or Playa Limón camp |
| Nov9 | Day27 | Puerto Malleta; Bagua Valley; arrive/camp by Rentema |
| Nov10 | Day28 | Bagua Valley; arrive/camp by Rentema |
| Nov11 | Day29 | jungle pongos; pass El Muyo; enter Awajún area; Montenegro camp or Mahush camp |
| Nov12 | Day30 | arrive Montenegro take-out in morning; ride back to Bagua (1 hr) |
START OF TRIP: Oct14
We will be making our way to the put-in on Oct14. The transport will be a private bus for us and a truck for the gear. It's ~2.5 hr to Chavin de Huantar, where we may stop ~1 hr to visit the pre-Incan ruins there. It's then another ~4 hr further to the put-in, located 6 km downstream of Puente Copuma at a large gravel bar which is also a good place to camp. We'll arrive late in the afternoon, unload everything, and start inflating rafts and rigging. There are no-see-um bugs at this spot and on much of the trip, so put on some repellent when you arrive and/or cover up! We will camp at the put-in spot and finish rigging in the morning. To get an idea of this and other access points, see the OVERVIEW MAP.
MIDWAY EXCURSION/PASSENGER EXCHANGE: Nov1
There are possible access points at Puente Jitaraxan, Chagual, Balsas and Puerto Malleta. Folks can depart or join the expedition at these points. From Balsas it is a 1.7 hr drive to Celendin and then another ~3 hr drive to Cajamarca, where there are regular buses and flights to/from Lima. When the main rafting group arrives at Balsas, folks can plan to hang out in Balsas at the hostel there (no hot water) or take the ride up to Celendín which is a bigger city with nice hotel to stay at (wifi/hot water). Several of us will be occupied in the food resupply shopping and the passenger exchange the day of the passenger exchange. Celendín has no specific tourist attractions, but there are a bunch of things to see/do in and around Cajamarca, such as the hot springs at Baños del Inca and various Incan ruins.
Those of you departing from the trip at Balsas/Cajamarca will want to book your flights out of Cajamarca the afternoon of the exchange day or thereafter. There are flights to Lima on LAN (1 hr; $178) and on LCPeru (1 hr; $120). A much more economical option is to take a bus back (~14 hr; $20-50).
Your contribution does not cover the ride, hotel or food on the midway excursion up to Celendín/Cajamarca (or Chachapoyas). The ride up and back costs ~70NS (~$30). In Celendin, we generally stay in the Hotel Villa Madrid, which is ~70NS($25)/night for a double with wifi and hot water. There will be 2 nights to spend up there if you wish (but you always can hang at the river and camp). If you're not involved in the food shopping, you might consider going on a little day-trip to some hot springs near Celendín or coming out to Cajamarca with the food shoppers (though it's a 3 hr drive each way to Cajamarca). Some of you might prefer to go up to Chachapoyas - if you prefer this option, let me know.
END OF TRIP: Nov12
The current plan is to end the trip at Montenegro on Nov11 or Nov12. Please read the detailed discussion of the end of the trip presented on another webpage: TripEnd. This includes the take-out plan, post-trip options to consider, transport from the ending rendezvous city of Bagua Chica, and the considerations about heading further downriver into the Jungle Pongos. On this Oct14 trip, we will plan to end at Montenegro, where we will derig and contract a ride back to Bagua (1 hr) for us and our gear. In Bagua the gear will be left at Transportes Linea to be cleaned, dried, and organized the following day, and then sent back to Trujillo or Huaraz. SierraRios service ends in Bagua. Each person must arrange their own hotel and travel from there (see TripEnd for options). This is because folks usually go different ways at the end of the trip.
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