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Lima / Huaraz – Chiquian
the transfer will be with the luxury bus of EL RAPIDO, taking the
Pan-American high way to the north side from Lima until the Lima
and Ancash department’s boundary in the district of Paramonga,
from here we’ll start to climb the Cordillera Negra in its
west side with direction to the highest pass from today Conococha
4500 masl. Here we’ll find a small peasant village called
Conococaha next to this village we will find a lake with the same
name. From here we can already appreciate the views where the Cordillera
Blanca starts, and just 50 kilometers aprox south from the Cordillera
Blanca lays Cordillera Huayhuash. From Conocoha we will drive in
the east side for about 15 km, called Mojon, so we will appreciate
Huayhuash mountain range complete, then continue going down unpaved
zig-zag trail until to arrive Chiquian 3450 masl. Then transfer
immediately to the GRAND HOTEL HUAYHUASH, welcome pisco souer, dinner
and overnight.
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2. Chiquian – Llamac – Cuartelhuain
After the breakfast in GRAND HOTEL HUAYHUASH, We will take our private
bus and start to go down until Timpoc 2800 masl aprox, From here
we will start again going-up along the Llamac river until the peasant
town Llamac which lies at 3300 masl. Then we will continue up to
Pocpa village, then to Palca mining companym, we will have lunch
here where the car will leave us, and after the lunch in Palca we
will start hiking to our campo site arriving early afternoon, dinner
and overnight in Cuartelhuain 4100 masl.
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3. Cuartelhuain – Mitutcocha
In the morning after the breakfast we’ll get ready our things
and at 8 am we’ll start our trek, this time it’s going
to be a bit difficult because the climbing to the Cacanan 4700masl.
pass will take us about 2 or 3 hours. From the pass we’ll
go down then we’ll go-up aprox 30 minutes, we’ll have
lunch after the small climb, We’ll take the alternative trail
to get early the camping place and not for walking the same route
the next day, in this route the passengers will appreciate the Andean
rabbits called Vizcachas. Followed to catch by local citizens by
its delicious meat, so once we have arrived to our camping place
early we’ll have time to go fishing around the lake while
our cook prepares the dinner. We will camp at 4200 masl.
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4. Mitucocha – Carhuacocha
As always after our breakfast and packing our things, we’ll
start our trekking at 8 am today it is going to be easy. After 3
hours walking we’ll reach the Carhuac pass 4650 masl. where
we’ll have lunch, We’ll walk always enjoying the white
peaked mountains such as Yerupaja, Jirishanca, and Siula, we’ll
get our camp place aprox at 3 or 4 pm. We’ll be surprised
by a beautiful lake, keeping the mountain’s silhouettes green
colored, so we will have prepared our camp place in the special
place facing to the lake. we will have camped at 4138 masl.
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5. Carhuacocha – Huayhuash
At 8 am after breakfast we start our trekking, relaxed after the
rest day before, after going-up aprox for one hour we’ll get
easy trail even going-up but not so difficult to get the Carnicero
Pass at 4600, after the pass there are scenic places to have lunch
next to the Carnicero lakes, from here a few kilometers going-down
we’ll arrive to our camping place, that’s just next
to the Jurau Lake or Huayhuash, PERU BERGSPORT always use this place
due to its scenic, beautiful place faced to the beautiful mountains.
We’ll have camped here at 4350 masl.
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6. Huayhuash – Viconga – Pumarinri
After the breakfast we’ll continue our trekking. Easy going-up
to the Portachuelo de Huayhuash Pass. From here we’ll go-down
to the camp place Viconga to have lunch next to the hotsprings in
viconga, we will have time to enjoy the natural hot springs of Viconga
then continue walking down to Pumarinri where we will be visit by
local highland children. We will camp in Pumarinri at 4100 masl,
dinner and overnight
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7. Pumarinri – Cajatambo
After the breakfast in Pumarinri camp site we will start hiking
down along the Pumarinri river, after to walk for about 2 hours
we will start going-up to the pass of Cajatambo 4150masl, from here
we will have nice panoramic views to the both sides of the Valleys
of Cajatambo, we will observe Cajatambo village down us deep to
go down and we will start walking down zig-zag path finally arriving
to Cajatambo after 3 hours walking, arriving around 3pm, here we
will use basic lodging house, we will find basic restaurant, our
guide will ask to the owner of the lodging house to prepare our
dinner taking care of clean and safe cook. We will find basic shops
and basic internet, Dinner and overnight in Cajatambo at 3500 masl.
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8. Cajatambo – Lima /Huaraz
Today after the breakfast in the lodging house we will aboard the
private bus and drive zig-zag unpaved dusty trail until to get the
Pan-American highway for about 4 hours, we will pass by several
villages and climate will be changing as we go down because we have
to go down to the sea level, once to get the Pan-American highway
we will continue driving to Huaraz or Lima comfortable paved way,
transfer to the selected Hotel in Lima or Huaraz
Public service bus
We will aboard the bus at 5:00 am, the bus of 48 passengers will
take the local people and all their belonging in the all spaces
that it has. We will follow the same route, arriving to the Pan-American
high way, form here continue to Huaraz with other Bus or continue
to Lima with the same bus. Transfer to the hotel in both cases,
in Lima or Huaraz
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