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1. 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 (7 or 8 hours walking) no pass
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 (7 hours walking) Cacananpunta
Pass 4700 masl.
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 (6 or 7 hours walking)
Carhuac Pass 4650 masl
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 ( 6 or 7 hours walking)
Carnicero pass 4600 masl.
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(6 or 7 hours walking) Portachuelo
de Huayhuash Pass 4750 masl
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, and after it, go
to the hot springs 20 minutes walking down from the camp place,
the others who don’t want go to the hot springs will have
free afternoon and rest in the camp place. The camp place will be
at 4450 masl.
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7. Viconga – Huanacpatay (7 or 8 hours walking) Punta
Cuyoc Pass 5000 masl.
This day we’ll have moderate going-up to the highest
pass in our whole trip, but the going-up will take us approximately
3 hours, so this time it will be enjoyable because the Cuyoc Mountain
will be closer to us, we have reached the highest pass in our trekking
the only one, after to get this pass we will go-down the Huanacpatay
valley to have lunch, going-down from the pass is very dust and
rocky after it, we’ll reach the beautiful field full of grass
to walk; where we will have lunch, after few hours walking we’ll
find our camping place in the peaceful Valley of Huanacpatay at
4300 masl.
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