TREKKING SANTA CRUZ - LANGANUCO

Huascarán National Park is located in the Cordillera Blanca Range, in the Sierra Central of the Peruvian Andes. The park covers the most of the Cordillera Blanca, the highest tropical mountain range in the world. It has 27 snow-capped peaks 6,000 m above sea level, of which El Huascarán (6,768 m) is the highest.

The park encloses a diversity of geomorphologic features. The deep ravines contain rushing torrents formed from one of the 80 glaciers, and there are some 120 glacial lakes ranging in size from 1 million m3 to 10 million m3 of water. Lower down are thermal springs used for their therapeutic properties

7:00 a.m. Transfer from Huaraz to Cashapampa. Transfer by private bus, organized in teams and Trek started in the Santa Cruz ravine, during a walk of 3-4 hours. Camping on Llamacorral (3700 M).

During this hike lasting 5-6 hours to visit on our way to two extraordinary lakes and Ichiqcocha Jatuncocha calls (large lagoon and small lagoon), where we visit the lookout Alpamayo (snowed most beautiful in the world). Camping on Taullipamampa (4200 M).

This day we will walk approximately 6-7 hours to pass Punta Union of 4760m, which is the highest point of our trek passing this point start to go down, visiting and observing beautiful scenery. The view is very nice of the Taullirajús, Artesonraju, Pucahirca snowy. Overnight camp

Hike to the Huaripampa creek and then climb to Vaquería where the bus will be waiting to return to Huaraz, passing portachuelo (4760 M) and walk down the Llanganuco creek, arrived in Huaraz about 18 Hrs