Marañon Oct30 trip itinerary

----ITINERARY MARAÑON OCT30 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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