By far the best day I had so far. I really needed it. Finally some good f*ing legs! Got slightly drizzled on during the first climb out of Huanta but managed to escape the rain by TTing on rolling hills.

I am not sure if that’s actually the case but chewing on coca leaves made me less hungry or my perception of hunger changed. As a result I was under-eating and was unable to restore glycogen in my muscles, thus having spaghetti legs. I am basing it all on the fact that yesterday I skipped chewing/drinking mate de coca and arrived in Huanta starving which was not the case in the previous days. Even now as I am writing this I am craving food which is actually good! Idk it seems coca leaves are good if you are simply walking around the mountains but shredding it on a bike is a different story. 🤷🏻‍♂️

Oh btw Ayacucho seems super nice actually. Will stay two days here in a legit hotel which is still cheaper than camping in the USA. 😅