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Cordillera Blanca Trek 10 Day
Day
1 Arrive Lima
Overnight.
Day
2 Travel To Huaraz
We travel north today for a spectacular journey into
the high Andes. Rising into the second highest mountain
range in the world, we pass fertile fields of sugarcane
that turn to dry eroded hills and then eventually into
the dense puna grasslands. At Conococha Pass (13,385
feet) we turn north and descend into a world of towering
white mountains and surreal vistas.
Day
3-4 Callejon de Huaylas
The unsurpassed scenic beauty of the Santa Valley (Callejon
de Huaylas in the indigenous Quechua language) separates
the soaring Cordillera Negra and Cordillera Blanca mountains.
Huaraz makes a perfect base to explore this region's
stunning diversity.
Visit
one of the nearby indigenous villages and try your bargaining
skills in one of the colorful local markets. Take a
half-day hike in the Cordillera Negra or visit the pre-Inca
ruins of Chavín de Huantar or Huari Tiahuanaco.
There's also Class III rafting down the Rio Santa. The
days are yours to enjoy the panoramic vistas and unique
cultural treasures of the region.
Day
5 - 9 Trekking the Cordillera Blancas (B,L,D)
Our trek starts in the village of Cashapampa on the
morning of Day 5 where our arrieros wait for us to load
our gear onto their mules for our journey into the wild
Cordillera Blanca. A gradual uphill trail takes us through
the narrow entrance to the Quebrada Santa Cruz Gorge
and along it's sparkling glacier-fed river. Our nights
will be spent at high elevation campsites close to mountain
lakes like Ichiccocha Lake and at the feet of glacier
capped peaks.
Our
trek will take us through alpine meadows overlooking
fluted glacier peaks, pre-Inca trails of paved stonework
and challenging alpine passes, green, flower filled
slopes and cascading rivers, and Queñual and
Quisar tree forests, who's twisted trunks offer testament
to the harsh conditions of their environment. Along
our journey we'll likely spot abundant and peculiar
wildlife and enjoy the pure and simple hospitality of
the local people.
Bask
in the awesomeness of Mother Nature as we journey through
panoramic views of soaring Andean summits such as Huascaran
(22,205 ft), Huandoy (20,980 ft) and Chopicalki (20,845
ft). On Day 9 of our adventure we reach the village
of Yungay, where we give our hardworking feet a break
and take a bus down the bumpy dirt roads back to Huaraz.
Day
10 Bus to Lima and Return Home
Back Adventure
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