Santa Cruz - Llanganuco trekking ( 5 days )

One of the classical trekking runs in the Cordillera blanca.

1st day.- Departure. Journey from Huaraz (10,171 ft.) to Caraz ( 7,513 ft.). Ascent (by bus) to Cashapampa town (9,514 ft.) from where we start the trekking to the quebrada Santa Cruz. Camp on the Ichiccocha lake.
2nd day.- Ascent from the lake to Taullipampa, a place where you can see a diversity of flora and fauna during the whole ascent. Camp over Taullipampa.
3rd day.- In the morning, ascent through the quebrada Santa Cruz until reaching the Jatuncocha lake, from where we can see the Taulliraju(19,127 ft.), Quitaraju (19,803 ft.) Santa Cruz (20,535 ft.) and Artesonraju(19,767 ft.) mountains. Leaving the lake, we ascend to the first pass called punta unión (15,584 ft.) There is a colonial route that was used as a commercial route with the Andean west regions. After reaching the pass we finally descend towards Tuctu, where the camp will be instaled.
Day 4.-We will see beautiful landscapes during our journey that starts in Tuctu an continues in the quebrada Huaripampa, where it is possible to see the Paria mountains (18,007 ft.). After leaving several villages we will arrive to Vaquería, where we will install the next camp.
Day 5.- Early in the morning, we will leave the last camp towards the second pass:Portachuelo llanganuco (15,584 ft.). During the journey we will find ourselves rounded by lots of "quenual" trees and after reaching the pass we observe the Chopicalqui (20,846 ft.), North and South Huascaran (21,834 ft. - 22,205 ft.) Chacraraju (20,252 ft.) Yanapaccha (17,474 ft.) and Pisco (18,865 ft.) mountains. Before taking the bus that will return us to Huaraz we reach the Llanganuco lake (chinacocha-12,631 ft.), a beautiful lake because of its incomparable color.

Level: difficult

INCA WORLD AVENTURE  will provide you a qualified guide as well as a transportation service (from Lima to Huaraz), complete feeding and donkeys for the material transportation.