Countries Visited: Peru
Stunning scenery in Peru's most beautiful mountain ranges
The Cordillera Blanca, or 'White Range', is the world's highest tropical mountain range and includes Peru's highest mountain, Huascaran (6798m). The spectacular snowy peaks provide a magnificent backdrop to the placid glacial lakes which dot the area. A little further south, the Cordillera Huayhuash is smaller but equally dramatic and was made famous by Joe Simpson in his book and film 'Touching the Void'. In both ranges we trek through sub-tropical valleys up to the snow line below the richly glaciated mountains, enjoying unparalleled views of the towering peaks.
Walking & Trekking Newsletter - Dan Cockburn, Walking & Trekking Programme Manager writes about Even more than Machu Picchu - The Cordillera Blanca (26 March 2009).
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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.
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Images from CORDILLERA BLANCA & HUAYHUASH
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Huascaran Sur (6,768m, on the left) and Norte (on the right).
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