The most beautiful trips in the Cordillera Blanca
Trips and treks in the Cordillera Blanca
The Cordillera Blanca is rightly considered one of the most beautiful mountains in the world. You can do long treks where you will meet virtually no one, or day trips to beautiful lakes and places before Inca cultures. Let's see what we definitely do here for treks and trips
Alpamayo BC Trek
Below one of the most beautiful mountain
Alpamayo BC Trek belongs among one of the most amazing treks in Peru. In addition, most of its route leads through uninhabited landscape, co you can enjoy a bit of adventure and romance along the way. On the other hand, you will have to rely on yourselves, because any possible help may be very far away. Along the way you will see a lot of beautiful mountains, including Alpamayo, considered as one of the most beautiful mountains in the world ever. continue reading
Trek across the Punta Union saddle
Trek between the Atlantic and the Pacific
The Punta Union mountain pass is the highest point (4750 meters) of the Santa Cruz trek in the Peruvian Huascarán National Park. The Santa Cruz trek is usually four days long, offering very nice views of the snow-capped peaks of the 6,000-meter peaks, glaciers and lakes. The starting point is Cashapampa, the destination of Vaquería. The crossing of the Punta Union saddle is the third day of the trek. It is not very demanding, the road is passable without snow fields. For many trekkers, the saddle may be the highest point they have climbed in their lifetime. Beware of acclimatization. continue reading
Trip to the Pastoruri Glacier
Walk to the disappearing glacier
Pastoruri Glacier lies at an altitude of around 5,200 meters and is an excellent acclimatization destination if you are planning a trek in the Peruvian Cordillera Blanca. Hurry up, the glacier has lost over 30% of its volume in the last 30 years. Part of the day trip from the town of Huaráz is a short ascent to the glacier, demanding mainly by its altitude. continue reading
Olimpica trek
Amazing view into the pass Yanayacu
Olimpica trek belongs among the shortest in the mountain range Cordillera Blanca. But this does not change much about the fact that you will enjoy here very beautiful views in the area of the highest mountain in the Peruvian Andes, Huascaran. In addition, this trek is one of the less frequently walked and is thus ideal for those who like to wander in abandoned places. continue reading
Visit of Chavin de Huantar
Forgotten pre-Inca pyramid
Most tourists come to Cordillera Blanca to see breathtaking mountain sceneries and experience wonderful treks. However, there is another pretty interesting place on the "other“ side of the mountains, which is worth visiting and seeing – the center of ancient civilization in Chavin with a large half-ruined pyramid. continue reading
