We stopped here on the way back to Huaraz. I like to visit cemeteries, and this one has an unusual design, like a layer cake. When a landslide occurred after a 1970 earthquake, those who made it to the top of the cemetery survived. The town below it was buried. It was relocated.
Standing under the Christ statue, I felt the strong winds swirling around me.
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