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DAY 01: HUARAZ – CHIQUIAN – LLAMAC – POCPA – CUARTELHUAIN 3,100 – 3,600 – 4,180 mt) CUARTELHUAIN – CACANAN PUNTA – MITUCOCHA (4,180 – 4,700 – 4,230 mt)
we will start the trip at 4:00am. Approximately to the south side from Huaraz. Passing for the different districts like; Recuay, Ticapampa, Catac and Conococha at 4100m. Then we will journey to the east side and south East to Chiquian at 3400m. Where you can buy something, the journey take 2 hours then we have to down for about 2 more hours and go up until passing Llamac and Pocpa village where we will meet the last village after it we keep driving until Cuartelhuain 4,180 , along this route we will pass the small Pallca mine, arriving to the place where we will start walk From here we will see the Ninashanca Mountain in the south side. After our breakfast we will start walking up toward Cacananpunta pass at 4700 m, when we arrived to the pass; we will be on the continental divide, as well as we will enjoy taken amazing pictures about deep valleys, hills and snowcapped peaks. Then we will descend to our next camp at Jancapampa with amazing view of mount Jirishanca and mount Ninashanca to background. Overnight camp at Mitucocha. (05 – 06 hours walking)
DAY 02: MITUCOCHA – PUNTA CARHUAC – CARHUACOCHA (4,230 – 4,650 – 4,140 mt)
Today trek is on easy terrain until reach Punta Carhuac pass at (4650m), from this pass we will be able to have breath- taking views of the highest peaks of Huayhuash such as: Yerupaja (6617m) and the famous Siula Grande (6344m), Hirishanca, after that we will start walking down until lake Carhuacocha, which is truly gorgeously place, scenic campsite with astonishing mountain view to the back ground. Overnight camp at Lake Carhuacocha. (05 – 06 hours walking)
DAY 3: CARHUACOCHA (4150 masl) – PASS SIULA (4830masl) – CAMPING HUAYHUASH (4350 masl)
As every day after breakfast we will start hiking and this day is one of the best in the Huayhuash Circuit because will enjoy the spectacular sunrise,where we can appreciate the reflection of the mountains in the lake ;after we will keep walking up toward Siula view point from where we will enjoy the most fabulous breath taking views behind of three glacier lakes as Siula, Quesillococha, Cangracocha then we will keep walking up hill till the pass Siula. again, the post cards pictures views and the other cordillera Raura amazing place to stay forever enjoying the view and finally downhill passing the lake Carnicero until Huayhuash camping at 4350 m. (06 – 07 hours walking)
DAY 4: HUAYHUASH – PORTACHUELO PASS – VICONGA CAMP (4,350 – 4,750 – 4,360 MT)
We start walking up toward spectacular pass of Portachuelo de Huayhuash, we will see on the way; mount Puscanturpa and mount Trapecio, in the pass we will enjoy the view of the Cordillera Raura, and then we will descend towards the largest Lake Viconga until the camp. In the afternoon we will be able to enjoy taking shower and swimming in hot spring close our camp. (04 – 05 hours walking)
DAY 5: VICONGA – BARRANCA – LIMA OR HUARAZ
This day is the end of our expedition we don’t walk nothing just driving 6 hours to barranca and we will get all the bags from Huaraz. we organize all our staff and we change from van to bus 3 more hours to lima or 4 hours to Huaraz.