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| SANTA CRUZ TREK- Alpamayo
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1 Day:
Huaraz - Cashapampa - Llamacorral
We will leave Huaraz around 7 am, so breakfast
will be at 6am, passengers will be transferred
to the trail head Cashapampa 2900masl, where
w will meet our donkey drivers, then we will
start hiking by narrow valley, we will go up
for about 2 hours, then we will have lunch down
the tree’s shadow, then we will start
going up moderate almost flat area to the first
camp Place Llamacorral at 3800masl. Overnight
camping
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2 Day: Llamacorral - Taullipampa
Today we will hike along the valley
moderate enjoying the beautiful lakes called
Ichicocha and Jatuncocha, turquoise lakes, the
we will arrive to nice spot where will have
lunch at the place called Quisuar, then after
it we will go up to the Alpamayo south base
camp, then after to take pictures we will return
short walk then continue for few hours to the
next camp place called Taullipampa camping at
4200masl
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3 Day:
Taullipampa - Tuctupampa
Early in the morning after the Andean breakfast
we will start hiking to the PuntaUnion Pass
at 4750 masl, we will climb zigzag path, then
we will get the pass around 11am then after
to enjoy nice views we will descent to the nice
lake Morococha to have lunch, then after few
hours walking we will arrive to the camp place
Tuctupampa at 4200masl overnight camping
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4 Day: Tuctupampa – Quisuar
Today we will start climbing to get the Pucaraju
pass 4640 masl. We will get there at around
11am, then go down zigzag path nice landscape
surrounded by highlands straw and many trees,
we will get the Huecroncocha lake to have Lunch
in the nice spot. Then after few minutes walking
dawn we will get small village called Quisuar,
where we will camp in the left side at 3900masl.
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5 Quisuar
- Jancapampa
We will start our hiking going up moderate path,
enjoying field of sheep, we will get the Tupatupa
pass 4360masl easily, then we will go down by
the base of the Pucajirca mountain and then
we will arrive to the next camp place of Jancapampa
3600masl overnight camping
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6 Day. Jancapampa - Huillca
We will start hiking early to get the
pass on time, Yanacon pass 4610, as always we
will be surprised by nice different landscapes,
after the pass we will go down to the next camp
place called Huillca overnight at 4000masl.
camping
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7 Day:
Huillca - Caracara
Moderate walking first 2 hours to get the Mesapata
pass at 4460masl. Then we will walk flat area
to the water stream in moyobamba valley to have
lunch, then we will continue to the base of
the caracara pass where we will camp at 4400masl
Caracara
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8 Day: Caracara - Jancarurish
Today first 2 hours will be windy,
once we will get the Caracara pass 4830masl
we will be surpriced by many white peak mountains,
then after to take pictures we will start going
down and in the middle of going down we will
be faced to Alpamayo in its north face, then
we will going down we will arrive to our camp
place of Jancarurish at 4200masl overnight facing
at Alpamayo’s north face
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9 Day:
Jancarurish Rest Day
Today is rest day and we will walk to the Base
camp of Alpamayo in north side, from there we
will get many pictures of the mountains and
we will return to the base camp for overnight
at 4200 masl.
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10 Day: Jancarurish - Osoruri
Today we will walk down along the Alpamayo
valley until Ruinapampa, where the pre-inkas
terraces we will appreciate, from here we will
start climbing zigzag path and in the middle
of climbing, we will have lunch, then we will
get the Ichicvientona pass 4770masl, then after
short rest and take pictures we will descent
for a few minutes to the camp place of Osoruri
and overnight at 4650masl
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Day: Osoruri - Calamina
After breakfast we will walk up for about one
hour to get the Jatunvientona pass 4860 masl,
then we will go down a few meters down and we
will be surpriced by a nice spot, a beatuful
blue lake of Cullicocha in the base of Santa
Cruz massif, we will get offshore the lake to
have lunch. Then after rest in the lunch time
we will continue going down to the camp place
of Calamina, from this camp place we will appreciate
nice sunset over the Black Mountain in front
us. Overnight at 3650masl.camping
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12 Day: Calamina - Hulcayan - Huancarhuaz
Today our last hiking day, we will arrive first
to the small village of Hualcayan where we will
find very basic shop, and National Park entrance
control, to check out, then after few minutes
walking we will have lunch and we will get early
to Huancarhuash Hot springs for relax and camping
in the Small village of Conay or Huancarhuas
at 2850masl
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Day: Huancarhuaz - Cashapampa - Huaraz
After the last Andean breakfast we will aboard
the bus at 9am aprox. We will feel that we rounded
Alpamayo circuit, then we will arrive to the
first town of Caraz 2293masl, then we will continue
driving to Carhuas for lunch, we will stop in
the nice spot to have Lunch, then we will continue
to Huaraz arriving at 3 or 4pm aprox and overnight
in Hotel – Huaraz
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