Closer to Lima, buses climb the 4876 meter Ticlio Pass (over 16,000 feet!) on their way to the broad and fertile Rio Mantaro valley. Above the city of Huancayo are sites which offer both thermic mid day cross country flying, and spectacular evening glass off above the Peruvian countryside. The Peruvian Paragliding Nationals are held in this area for obvious reasons. While the sites are still high, there are lower launches relative to the height of the Andes, (only 13,000 feet) so acclimatization is quicker and somewhat easier than in the Callejon de Huaylas.
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