William Burton

William Burton is the editor of BajanThings.com and is Peter Burton's cousin. William and Peter started BajanThings in December 2014. The BajanThings.com website reflects William's three loves: preserving handed down Bajan history, hiking and international travel.

Circuit of Cordillera Huayhuash – Peru

31st December 2014 / 5 minutes of reading / International Travel / 1 Comment

The Cordillera Huayhuash (pronounced Y-WASH) is a mountain range in Central Peru. It is a sparsely populated region but well known for it’s many 6,000+ Meter mountains, glaciers and rugged terrain. It’s a magnet for mountaineers and hikers from all over the world. In August 2010 I joined a group for a 14-day hike in …

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Mount Roraima – Venezuela

25th December 2014 / 5 minutes of reading / International Travel / Leave a Comment

The lands between Guyana, Venezuela and Brazil are noted for their Tepuis. These are mountains that rise with sheer cliffs from the surrounding savanna. The most famous of these is Mount Roraima. The sheer cliff face rises vertically over 400 meters from the savanna. For many years it was thought that this was un-climable until …

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