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Hike Hualcayan - Lagoon Cullicocha

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Hike Hualcayan - Lagoon Cullicocha
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AlpamayoBC trek 2: The second day´s walk will test your acclimatization to high altitudes, because campground located by the lagoon Cullicocha is at an altitude of 4 620 meters asl making it the highest located overnight stay on the trek right at the beginning. For this reason, this trek should not be undertaken by not acclimatized tourists! Along the way you can expect the final views of the opposite massif of Cordillera Negra, an interesting view deep into the canyon with lagoon Yanacocha and a beautiful view of the massif of Santa Cruz. On the way, there is also turning to the lagoon Yuraccocha, which is a great, but difficult and long side trip.
 

View of Cordillera Negra

If you slept in Hualcayan, then awaits you already in the morning proper trekking warm-up in the form of an altitude kilometer meandering up. If you have a little "time ", you are in a while at a nice outlook point of the opposite Cordillera Negra.
 

View of Cordillera Negra
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View on Hualcayan

You can also enjoy beautiful view of the cultivated rocky promontory of Hualcayan.
 

View on Hualcayan
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Camp de los Cedros

Just a bit further is very pleasant camping place. 

Camp de los Cedros
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Nevado Milluacocha

On the horizon will peek at you the westernmost glaciated peak (5 195 m asl) of massif of Milluacocha.
 

Nevado Milluacocha
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View of the canyon at crossroads

Just a short walk at the crossroads at approx. 4 428 m asl is a nice view of the wild canyon. From there you can continue directly to the destination of you journey to the camp at the lagoon Cullicocha or undertake a very nice side trip to the lagoon Yuraccocha directly below the massif of Nevado Santa Cruz.
 

View of the canyon at crossroads
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Former icefall

The way from the crossroads continue rising through the slopes of the mountains and after a while appear almost three hundred meters high wall falling from lagoon to lagoon Cullicocha to the lagoon Azulcocha. There must have been a beautiful icefall once.
 

Former icefall
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Nevado Milluacocha

Gradually opens also the view to another top of large massif of Milluacocha.
 

Nevado Milluacocha
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The path along the smoothed rocks

The final ascent leads directly above the former icefall. All around are the rocks smoothed by the ice.
 

The path along the smoothed rocks
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Lagoon Cullicocha

Finally, you are at the destination of this difficult stage (especially if you've set out for a side trip to the lagoon Yuraccocha). The surroundings of lagoon Cullicocha (4 620m asl) is charming, especially at sunset when the surrounding glacier-covered mountains turn red. But only in good weather. Otherwise, there is very harsh, windy and it quite often not only rains, but also snows and hail fall.
 

Lagoon Cullicocha
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Sunset on Cordillera Negra

Beautiful views are also of the opposite ridge of Cordillera Negra.

Sunset on Cordillera Negra
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