Itinerary:
A representative from “Enrique Expedition Tours” will be waiting at the bus terminal in Huaraz, with transportation to a respectable hotel.
Once at the hotel, our mountain guide will give you further information about your itinerary and the trek that you will be doing here in the Cordillera Blanca - Cedros Alpamayo – Vaqueria Trek.
Option: Acclimatization trek to Lake Churup (4450m).
We leave Huaraz by private-bus to the little village Pitek (3.850m). At first we pass through another village, which is called Llupa (3.650m). From here we have a beautiful view to the southern part of the Cordillera Blanca. Our trip to the Churup-Lake (4.450m) we start from Pitek. At first we enter the mountain ravine of Churup. After some hours of walking we reach the Lake Churup. Here we stay for one hour before we return to Huaraz – Hotel.
1st day: Huaraz – Hualcayan – Huiscash.
Breakfast at 6.30 am, private transfer from Huaraz to Hualcayán. Here we visit the archaeolocigal ruins before we start walking to Huiscash. Camping. Enjoying the view to the mountain tops of Milluacocha, Rajucocha. Walking time: about 5 hours.
2nd day: Huiscash - Osoruri .
We leave Huiscashat at 8.00am to Osoruri by passing the lake Cullicocha (4600). We ascend our first pass, Cullicocha (4850), mountain tops of Santa Cruz, Millhuacocha. Walking time about 6 -7 hours.
3rd day: Osoruri - Jancarurish (4250).
Passing the second pass of our trekking which is called Cedros (4750), we cross the mountain ravine of Cedro and Alpamayo. Now we visit archaeolocigal ruins (circles, agricultura terraces from the culture of Recuay). We see the mountain tops of Millhuacocha, Pilanco, Pumapampa, etc. and continue our way until we reach Jancarurish. From this place we have a phantastic view to the ALPAMAYO (5947), the most beautifulst mountain of the World. Walking time about 6-7 hours.
4th day: Jancarurish (4250) - Huillca (4000).
We follow a foothpath by passing the third pass of Cara Cara (4830), descending the mountain ravine of Moyobamba, passing the fourth pass of Tayapampa (4500), descending the ravine of Tayapampa to our camping-site of Huillca. Walking-time about 7 – 8 hours.
5th day: Huillca (4000) - Jancapampa. (3400).
Walking through the ravine of Yanta Queñua. We pass the next pass of Yanajanca (4600). We see the summit of Pucahircas. Camping at Jancapampa.
6th day: Jancapampa. (3400) - Carhuacasha (3950).
We descend the mountaine ravine Pingospampa before we pass the sixth pass of Tupa Tupa (4400). Walking time about 6 - 7 hours.
7th day: Carhuacasha (3950) - Tuctubamba (4300).
Observing the lake Huecracocha, Glaciar of Taulliraju. We pass the seventh pass Pucaraju (4650). Beautiful view to the mountains of the Cordillera Blanca like Taulliraju, Chacraraju Pirámide de Garcilazo, Paria etc. We walk to our camping-site Tuctubamba (4300) Walking-time 6-7 hours.
8th day: Tuctubamba (4300) – Vaquería.
We walk for about 5 hours through the mountain ravine of Paria and Huaripampa. We arrive at the picturesques at the village Vaqueria. From here we return by bus to Huaraz. On our way we pass the pass of Portachuelo de Llanganuco, enjoying the beautiful view to the mountains of Huascarán, Huandoy, Pisco, Chacraraju, etc. End of our service at Huaraz.
**** End of Service, Trekking Cedros Alpamayo Trek – Peruvian ****