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CEDROS – ALPAMAYO

Duration: 9 Days / 8 Nights

Day 1: HUARAZ – HUALCAYAN - HUISHCASH
Breakfast very early to go by bus to the town of Huancarhuaz (2:30 hrs), from here we will start with the trek of 4 hours approx. reaching our camp located in Calamina (3800 m)

Day 2: HUISHCASH – OSORURI
We take an early breakfast to start the trek of approx. 6 hrs. this day will cross the Osoruri pass (4860m), which is the highest of our Trek, during the walk you will see the Cullicocha lagoon and the Santa Cruz mountains. Finally arrive to the camp in Osoruri (4500 m).

Day 3: OSORURI - JANCARURISH
Breakfast, beginning of the approx. 6 hours trek will ascend to step Ventunan 4770 m will observe the agricultural terraces and some buildings belonging to the pre-Hispanic cultures (pampa ruin), continuing with the hike through the Gorge Alpamayo will arrive to the camp located in Jancarurish close to the lagoon of the same name and the most beautiful snowy World (Alpamayo). We will camp at 4 200 meters above sea level

Day 4: JANCARURISH - HUILLCA
Breakfast, we start the 6 to 7 hours approx. from. through the passage of face face (4800 m). Then we descend the whole of Moyobamba and Taya Pampa then we descend to the camp located in Huillca (4100 m), here we will observe the mountains Alpamayo, Santa Cruz, Quitaraju, Pucahirca

Day 5: HUILLCA - JANCAPAMPA
Breakfast, beginning of the approx. 7 hours trek through the pass of Yanajanca (4 600 m), here we will see Pucahirca and Taulliraju mountains .Then we will descent to the camp in Jancapampa. (3 700 m)

Day 6: JANCAPAMPA – LAG HUECROCOCHA
Breakfast, beginning of the approx. 5 hours trek climbing to Carhuacasha through the pass of Tupatupa (4 400 m), the journey we will see mountains like Tayapampa and at the East side of Pucajirca Taulliraju, the Huecrococha lagoon, finally we are arriving at our campsite beside the lagoon at 3 800 m.

Day 7: LAG HUECROCOCHA - PARIA
Breakfast, beginning of the approx. 6 hrs. trek. We ascent towards the pass of Pucaraju (4650 m). Here we have a view of Punta Unión, Pucaraju, Altos de Pucaraju, Taulliraju, Paria Chacraraju and others, and then we descend to the camp located in Paria 3870 m.

Day 8: PARIA - PAMPAMACHAY
Breakfast, beginning of the approx. 6 hrs. trek. We descent through the Huaripampa Valley reaching the village of Yana Chaca, then we climb to the village of Collo (3 450m) and Vaquería (3600 m), continuing the walk we will arrive at the camp located in Pampamacha (4000 m)

Day 9: PAMPAMACHAY – LLANGANUCO - HUARAZ
Breakfast. The last day of our trek. This trek will take 5 hrs. approx. We ascent Portachuelo de Llanganuco (4768 m).View of the most prominent mountains of the Cordillera Blanca: the Huascarán (6768 m), the 4 peaks of Huandoy, Chacraraju Pisco and Chopicalqui and others. We descent to Yurac Corral here we will board the bus to go to Huaraz. On the way you will see the lagoons of Llanganuco (Orconcocha, Huahuacocha, Chinancocha). We will arrive in Huaraz at 5 PM approx.

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