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Trek on
the roof of the Andes: Cordillera Carabaya 10
D/09 N |
Day by day
description |
Day 1 PUNO / CORANI / PAJRA KUNKA
We drive from Lake Titicaca across the grassland
savannah (or Puna) surrounded by small villages
and rolling hills some sprinkled with forest of
queñuales (Polylepis) a rare andean tree found
above 13,000 ft. We cross a few passes befores
reaching Macusani – we follow a narrow road
until we reach a rim over looking a glacial
valley, below us the charming thatch roofed town
of Corani. Splendid views from the passes—open
pampas, flanks of steep carved mountains, the
deep gorge of the Rio Corani and the Peruvian
icecap called Quelqaya. Camp near Pajra Kunka.
Day 2 COLQA
Travel west through spacious pampas and lava
flows that appear as stone forests. We’ll be
continually at altitudes over 15,000 feet from
now until Day 9. We will follow a grass valley
and continue slowly uphill passing a few
communities. Camp at Colqa.
Day 3 CHIMBOYA
Short hike to the village of Viluyo to visit
with the local people. After lunch, head
southwest toward the Peruvian icecap. Camp in an
isolated shepherds valley splashed with colorful
rocks and ringed with ice at Chimboya.
Possibility of seeing vicuña herds.
Day 4 PAMPA MATES
Early start to cross a 17,000foot pas and enter
the “Departamento de Cuzco” where the mountain
range is now called the Cordillera Vilcanota.
Descend past ice-covered 20,000-foot peaks.
Great views of the extensive ice cap and pampas.
Pass countless llama and alpaca. Camp at Pampa
Mates (15,700), a marshy plateau in the midst of
rolling hills.
Day 5 QASQARA
Cross high rolling hills with splendid
360-degree views of ice peaks. Possibility of
seeing vicuna and Andean flamingo. Lunch at a
16,500-foot pass with some of the most spacious
views on the trip. Reach the Qasqara lake with
its hundreds of waterbirds and camp on its
shores at about 16,000 feet, surrounded by
snow-capped peaks.
Day 6 SIBINACOCHA / COCHAUMA
Cross over the Yanamani Pass at (4,900m / 16,072
ft) and reach Lake Sibinacocha, where buffnecked
ibis, Andean geese and gulls can be observed.
Incredible views of the lake and towering ice
peaks all around. Camp at the upper inlet
(15,700m / 51,496 ft).
Day 7 KILLITA
Pass the headwaters of Sibinacocha, where
glaciers reach the valley floor, ascend a
16,300-foot pass where deer and vicuña, a
camelid known for its fine wool, are often seen,
and explore the “Rincon” with its peaks and
valleys to the north. Cross a second pass
(Vicuna Pass at 16,900), then a third (Condor
Pass at 17,400m) and descend to camp at 15,500
feet, near Killita.
Day 8 ACORDO
A very difficult hiking day with stunning views
of beautiful lakes and the Cordillera Vilcanota
and Carabaya. We’ll cross two more passes (at
16,900, and 17,240 feet) and camp at Acordo at
16,100 feet.
Day 9 PACCHANTA
Cross moraines below the icy massifs of Colque
Cruz and Comerqocha, then climb to Campa
Apacheta Pass at 16,500 feet. Descend, to
Pachapata and head down a valley past two lakes,
raching Pacchanta, a community where hot springs
can be found.
Day 10 PACCHANTA/TINKI/CUSCO
Vehicle pick-up at the roadhead near Pacchanta.
From here a five hour ride the way we came, will
bring us back to Cusco. (Overnight at hotel not
included).
SERVICES INCLUDED: Transportation by
vehicle to start and from the end of trek to the
city, two-man tents including sleeping pads,
pack animals, kitchen crew and commissary gear
with all meals included as well as a bilingual
guide on the trek, who will handle the first aid
kit.
SERVICES NOT INCLUDED: Meals in the
cities alcoholic beverages, extras, tips,
laundry service, additional tours, insurance and
airline tickets (where applicable)sleeping bags,
hiking boots and other personal gear. |
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