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UNUSUAL: Pay to cross this broken bridge? 😱 | Cañón del Pato, Peru #159 - Chez Team
24 September 2023 · 34 min · 28K views · Cordillera Blanca
What this video covers
A motorhome traveling through Peru navigates a damaged bridge in the Cañón del Pato by paying locals to place wooden planks over structural gaps.3:27 The bridge, which features bent steel beams, requires precise wheel placement to avoid falling.4:34 The crew later traverses the Cañón del Pato, a route featuring 46 tunnels and significant road damage from landslides, before reaching Caraz.10:53 In the Cordillera Blanca, the group joins a mototraveler named Manel to hike to Laguna Parón and the Laguna Congelada.14:09 The trek to the latter involves a steep ascent from 4,185 to 4,800 meters over 3.5 kilometers, causing altitude sickness symptoms including headaches and shortness of breath.17:52 The group opts to leave their vehicle in Caraz and hire a shared taxi to reach the trailhead to preserve the motorhome’s front end for the remainder of their journey to Argentina.15:25 The hike offers views of the Nevado Arteson Raju, the mountain featured in the Paramount Pictures logo.17:06
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