Cordillera Blanca Trek
6 days / 5 nights

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This trek cover at least 70 km. (43.5 miles) within the Huascaran National Park, and affords breathtaking vistas of snow-capped Andean peaks, including Huascaran, Peru’s highest mountain. The Cordillera Blanca is the highest mountain chain in the tropics. Our trek will take you over mountain passes as high as 4,700 meters (15,420 ft.) and skirts by turquoise mountain lakes.

DAY 1 / HUARAZ - VAQUERIA
Drive via Yungay to Lake Llanganuco. Short afternoon acclimatization hike, across a 4,754 meters (15,500 ft.) pass where the view of the surrounding snow-capped peaks of Huascaran, Huandoy and Chacraraju is breathtaking, down to Vaqueria where the tents will be put up for the first camp. (B, L, D).

DAY 2 / VAQUERIA - TUCTU
Walk down towards Colcapampa, through the Huaripampa valley. As we slowly head up this valley, the snow-capped peaks of Paria and Taulliraju will come into view. Camp in the vicinity of Paria or Tuctu. (B, L, D)..

DAY 3 / TUCTU - TAULLIPAMPA
The trail starts ascending towards Punta Union, a pass at 4,700 m. (15,711 feet). The mount Taullirau’s glacial lake and glacier will add color and contrast to the amazing view down the Santa Cruz valley. The peaks of Santa Cruz, Quitaraju, Artesonraju will come into view in Taullipampa, where we will camp at 3,800 meters (12,464 ft.). (B, L, D).

DAY 4 / TAULLIPAMPA - LLAMACORRAL
Walk along the valley of Arhuacocha and continue down the Santa Cruz valley. Finally, towards the end of the day, we walk out of the ever-narrowing gulley into Llamacorral to camp. (B, L, D).