CORDILLERA BLANCA & HUAYHUASH
16 days at GBP2,133 including flights
Tripcode: TPC
A two-part trek with the finest views of the Cordillera Blanca and Huayhuash ranges
In northern Peru lies the highest concentration of snow-capped peaks in the whole of the Andes. The Cordillera Blanca, the 'White Range', is the highest equatorial mountain range in the world, its snowy nevados providing fantastic alpine panoramas, including Peru's highest mountain, Huascaran (6798m). The Cordillera Huayhuash lies a little further south and has been made famous by Joe Simpson's book and the film 'Touching the Void'. We trek among the richly glaciated mountains in both these ranges and climb through beautiful sub-tropical valleys right up to the snow beside the peaks while enjoying unparalleled mountain views.
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Responsible Travel
The Rainbow Centre, Kiya Survivors
Kiya Survivors is a registered Peruvian charity providing safe and loving educational and rehabilitation centres for children with special needs. It is the first school dedicated to special-needs children in the Sacred Valley and now 40 children attend regularly. Since the centre opened, Kiya has provided support to over 200 children as well as providing help on many social issues to other members of the local communities in which it works. Kiya Survivors at the Rainbow Centre is available to visit on almost all
our trips that pass through Cuzco.
| Day 1 | Fly to Lima. |
| Day 2 | Follow Panamerican Highway north to Huaraz. |
| Day 3 | Spectacular drive into Huascaran N.P. and past turquoise Llanganuco lakes to Vaqueria. Trek to Paria. |
| Day 4 | Ascend towards Punta Union pass at 4700m. Amazing view down Santa Cruz Valley. |
| Day 5 | Walk down Santa Cruz Valley, with option to view Mt Alpamayo down side-valley. |
| Day 6 | Descend to Cashapampa and end of Cordillera Blanca section. Drive to Huaraz. |
| Day 7 | Drive to Chavin, Cordillera Huayhuash. |
| Day 8 | Follow the Vizcarra River route to La Union; visit Huanucopampa, an untouched Inca site. |
| Day 9 | Hike to Carhuacocha, a beautifully located lake below mountains of Jirishanca, Siula and Yerupaja. |
| Day 10 | Cross Mitucocha Pass (4750m) and drop into another cirque of the Huayhuash with impressive views of Yerupaja and Rondoy. |
| Day 11 | Over Rondoy Pass. |
| Day 12 | Visit glacier below Yerupaja; on to Lake Jahuacocha. |
| Day 13 | Over Llamac Pass into village of Llamac. |
| Day 14 | Full day drive to Lima via Chiquian. |
| Day 15 | Free day to relax. Depart. |
| Day 16 | Arrive London. |
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Sunset on Alpamayo, Cordillera Blanca
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