Huayhuash Mountain Range Guided Hike - complete circuit

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ID: GYG857835-1354239
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Country: Peru

Duration: 8 days


Description

the most Impressioning and wonderful guided hike through the Huayhuash Mountain Range. Marvel in the Ice peak mountains features of the range, including the peaks of Yerupaja and Siula.
Discover the Huayhuash mountain range on a guided trek. Admire the Himalayan features of the peaks and learn about the area's history and geology.

Meet your guide in Huaraz and head to the Huayhuash mountain range. Admire the peaks of the range, which are morphologically speaking, much more hilly and have more difficult access than those from the Cordillera Blanca.

See the main range of some twenty peaks stretching for approximately 15 kilometers, with a subsidiary range of smaller peaks stretching out to the west for approximately 15 kilometers. Six of the peaks exceed 6000 meters.

Included among them are Yerupaja 6617 meters, the second highest mountain in Peru behind Huascaran at 6768 meters, and Siula 6344 meters, made famous by the film Touching the Void.

The area is barely populated at all, with what hamlets there are being very small and generally only found below 4000 meters. The snowline is found at approximately 4,800 meters.

The nearest villages are Chiquian at 3400 meters and Cajatambo at 3375 meters. Some mining takes place in the area, so to the north of the mountains there is an unsurfaced road leading up to as high as 4750 meters.

In 2002, the Peruvian Ministry of Agriculture declared the Huayhuash mountain range a “reserved zone” and prohibited certain economic activities, including any future mining.

Highlights

  • this wonderful eight days trekking through the Huayhuash Mountain Range
  • Admire the peaks of the Huayhuash Mountain Range, including Yerupaja
  • Take in the views of the Huayhuash Mountain Range's snow-capped peaks

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION
check all trekking details before booking, this is round circuit huayhuash trek of 8 days
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When should I book?

To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.


Cancellations

This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 24 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 24 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.