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Peru
features places with superb conditions for practicing open-air
rock climbing. The outskirts of Lima, for example, abound
with ideal spots for rock climbing. The district of La Molina,
within the city itself, features the vertical walls of Camacho.
Just east of Lima lies Vichuya, in the Lurín Valley.
The Rímac Valley, meanwhile, features Canchacalla,
at Kilometer 46 of the Central Highway, a center that has
been running rock climbing courses for several years now.
Infiernillo, at Kilometer 67 of the same highway, is possibly
one of the most accessible and difficult climbing spots in
the country.
Following the south coast down the South Pan-American Highway,
one finds the sedimentary rock formations of Bikini (Kilometer
45), La Tiza (Kilometer 60) and Paracas (Kilometer 250), all
of them facing the Pacific Ocean and overlooking breaking
waves which add a touch of adventure to a sport that is risky
at the best of times: rock climbing.
You may also go rock climbing in the Andes, as these mountains
also feature ideal rock formations such as Cumbemayo, outside
Cajamarca; the Tinajani stone formations, in Ayaviri, Puno;
the walls of the glacial canyon of Llanganuco, in Ancash;
and the stone formations of the Huayllay Sanctuary, in Pasco.
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