Huaraz Trekking Santa Cruz

Huaraz Trekking Santa Cruz

• Day 1: Huaraz – Caraz – Cashapampa – Llamacorral (9 km walk)
• Day 2: Llamacorral – Laguna Arhuaycocha – Taullipampa (12 km walk)
• Day 3: Taullipampa – Paso Punta Union – Cachinapampa (12 km walk)
• Day 4: Cachinapampa – Vaquería – Huaraz (9 km walk)

4 Days Huaraz Trekking Santa Cruz

We travel the heights with this Santa Cruz trekking of 4 days, with which we will pass through several places in the mountain range that will show us the diversity of the landscape over 2000 m of height.

Day 1: Huaraz – Caraz – Cashapampa – Llamacorral (9 km walk)

We will leave Huaraz in the north.
On the way we will visit the city of Caraz, at an altitude of 2100 m.
Also, we will pass through Cashapampa, at an altitude of 2900m, from where we will begin the trek.
The trek will last 4 hours, in which we will see the vegetation of the place until we reach Campamento Llamacorral, 3760 m high.

Day 2: Llamacorral – Laguna Arhuaycocha – Taullipampa (12 km walk)

Breakfast.
After ordering the camp, we will begin the journey of the day.
7 hours of trekking await us, passing through the lagoons of Hatuncocha and Arhuaycocha, at an altitude of 4450 m.
We will also pass through the base camp of Alpamayo, and then go to Camp Taullipampa.

Day 3: Taullipampa – Paso Punta Union – Cachinapampa (12 km walk)

Breakfast.
We will start a hike to the highest point of the trekking: Punta Union, at 4750 m.
From this place and along the route we can see much of the mountains that make up the mountains, such as Santa Cruz, Taulliraju, Artesonraju and Pucahircas.
After 4 hours we will arrive at Camp Cachinapampa, 3700 m high, to rest and spend the last night.

Day 4: Cachinapampa – Vaquería – Huaraz (9 km walk)

Breakfast.
We begin the walk to the town of Huaripampa.
From this place we will go up to Vaquería, 3700 m high.
We will take a bus that will pass through the Llanganuco Valley and the Chinancocha and Orconcocha lagoons, before reaching Huaraz and finish the activity at 3:00 p.m.

What is included?

• Meals.
• Water.
• Pick up at the hotel (urban area only).
• Guide.
• Chef.
• General kit.
• Camping equipment (double shared tent, sleeping bag and insulation).
• Kitchen equipment.
• Muleteer.
• Donkeys for luggage load (5 kg per person).
• Shared transportation.

What is not included?

• Entrance ticket to the Huascarán National Park (S / .65).
• Health insurance.

What to bring

• Backpack from 40 to 70 l for the whole circuit.
• Jacket and waterproof pants (Gore-Tex or similar).
• Outerwear polar type (Polartec or similar).
• Thermal clothing (first layer).
• T-shirts with short sleeves and long sleeves.
• Trekking shoes
• Sufficient batteries (no power to charge devices on the road).
• Havaianas (for showers, rest and crossing rivers, if necessary).
• Lantern.
• Towel.
• Hat and gloves for the cold.
• Cap for the sun
• Sunscreen.
• Sunglasses.
• Camera.
• Personal first-aid kit
• Bottle for water (Nalgene or similar).
• Personal bag with toiletries.
• Ziploc bags or similar (to store your trash).
• Trekking sticks.
• Sleeping bag.