Trekking,
Hiking and Climbing in the Cordillera Blanca
The main reason
for visiting Huaraz, however, is to travel
into the Cordillera Blanca and cordillera
huayhuash. All
treks and climbing trips are
distributed between these two mountain ranges.The
cordillera Blanca is packed with crystal-clear
lakes, breathtaking mountains and, because
it's off the beaten track, it has remained
remarkably unspoiled. A visit to the Llanganuco
lakes or a trek part-way up the Nevado Pastouri
give you not just beauty but a real sense
of tranquility.
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The Cordillera blanca is also the mountaineering,
hiking, trekking centre for Peru. It contains
Huascaran - the highest mountain in Peru at
6,768m above sea level - and 15 other peaks
above 6,000m. As well as climbing and trekking,
it's also the destination for winter and adventure
sports such as mountain biking, rock climbing,
Ice climbing, horse riding, lovely and interesting
day tours, snowboarding and skiing.
Huascarán and Alpamayo, are part of
the highest tropical mountain range in the
world, known as the White Mountain Range ("Cordillera
Blanca"), not just due to its perpetual
snow caps but also for the chemical constitution
of its quartz and feldspar rocks.
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