Getting High in Peru, Rafting the Rio Chili in Arequipa

River Rafting on Sabado, November 22, 2014

I do more here in Peru than just research, write, blog, and publish about Inca and Pre-Inca archaeology. I bike a lot up and down the Rio Chili, and I am an official guide for English-speaking groups biking down Chachani from near 16,000 feet. Several San Pablo University students have done this with me this year. For workout reasons I have biked uphill Chachani and then coast downhill back home. I have also followed Hiram Bingham’s footsteps and trekked to Choquequirao.

For the students, I also arranged for climbing Misti, getting close to 20,000 feet in elevation. Our final adventure together was to raft down Rio Chili here in Arequipa this past weekend. I arrange the student biking, climbing, and rafting adventures with Quechua Tours with the help of Katia.

Since I was on the river with the students, I was able to take pictures before and after the trip and some while on the river. I also hired an official photographer (picturesrafting@gmail.com), and I was able to get those pictures yesterday. The official photographer did an excellent job, but so did I on the pre and post river adventure. 

This one and the six below are pre-rafting shots

This one and the below four are while on the river.

A happy group

I butted into this pic. Thanks Maribel

Paz y Shalom