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How to Explore The Popular Santa Cruz Hiking Trail In Huaraz

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Santa Cruz Trek 4-Days "Cordillera Blanca"
Yungay " Callejon de Huaylas"
Vaqueria (3700 mosl)
Starting Point For The Santa Cruz Trek
Yanama
Llanganuco Lake
Llanganuco (3870 mosl)
Portachuelo Pass (4767 mosl)
View From Portachuelo Pass
Taullipampa (4250 mosl)
Punta Union Pass (4750 mosl)
Punta Union Pass Experience
Llamacoral Trek (3760 mosl)
Llamacoral Experience
Alpamayo Base Camp (4330 mosl)
Alpamayo Experience
Arhuaycocha Lake (4420 mosl)
Cashapampa (2900 mosl)

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Overview

The RemarkablySanta Cruz Hiking Trail: Hike the most popular trekking circuit in Peru’s Cordillera Blanca Mountain Range, Huascaran National Park. Our Santa Cruz Trek is one of the most popular and famous circuits in the Cordillera Blanca and it can be done between three to four days. It heads up the spectacular Quebrada Huaripampa Valley through little villages, native Quenual forest, crosses the Punta Union Pass at 4750m, below stunning peaks of the Cordillera Blanca such as Taulliraju, Alpamayo, Santa Cruz and Artesonraju mountains and skirting turquoise glacial lakes.


Overview

Day 1    SANTA CRUZ HIKING TRAIL Huaraz – Llanganuco Lakes – Portachuelo Pass – Vaqueria – Paria & camping site

Day 2    SANTA CRUZ HIKING TRAIL Paria – Paso Punta Union Pass – Taullipampa & camping site

Day 3    SANTA CRUZ HIKING TRAIL Taullipampa – Alpamayo Lookout – Llamacoral & camping site

Day 4    SANTA CRUZ HIKING TRAIL Llamacoral – Cashapampa – Huaraz

 

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4 Days Santa Cruz Trek

Professional and bilingual internationally certified mountain guide

Meals during the expedition

Private transportation round trip

Camping equipments (personal tent & mattress) (no sleeping bags)

Donkeys and muleteers / mountain assistants

Cook & assistants

First Aid Kit

All cooking equipment, plates, cups, utensils etc.

Private transport

Each participant is allowed to bring 6kg to be loaded on the donkeys

Guaranteed professional service

Detailed Itinerary


  DAY 1  HUARAZ – LLANGANUCO LAKE – PORTACHUELO PASS - VAQUERIA - PARIA

From Huarazto Paria  You are picked up at your accommodation and begin the journey with a spectacular scenic drive along the Callejon de Huaylas Valley and then into the Huascaran National Park, past the turquoise Llanganuco Lakes and over Portachuelo de Llanganuco Pass 4785m and then down to Vaqueria (3700m) which is the starting point of the trek 4 hours drive. There are opportunities for photo stops along the way. From Vaqueria our equipment is loaded onto the donkeys and we have a 5 hours hike on a gradually rising path to our campsite in the Paria Valley 3890m. Today we will have the opportunity to see local shepherds and farmers working on the fields using traditional methods..

Trekking: 4 to 5 hrs Distance: 6 km / 3.7 miles  Altitude: Paria (3,850m) / Vaqueria (3,600m) / Portachuelo Pass (4,760m).

 Meals:  breakfast, lunch, dinner



  DAY 2  PEÑA - PASO PUNTA UNION PASS - TAULLIPAMPA

From Peña to Taullipampa: Today is a demanding day. We ascend gradually for about 4 hours and then we make a steep ascend for one hour to the pass Punta Union at 4750m. From the pass, we have very close views of the big mountains of the Cordillera Blanca such as Nevado Taulliraju, Pucajirca, Rinrijirca, Artesonraju and many others and fantastic views down into the Santa Cruz Valley. From the pass, we descend to our camp at Taullipampa 4250m. 7 to 8 hours walk..

Trekking: 7 - 9 hrs Distance: 15.5 km / 9.63 miles  Altitude: Taullipampa (4,250m) / Punta Unión Pass (4,760m).

 Meals:  breakfast, lunch, dinner



  DAY 3  TAULLIPAMPA - ALPAMAYO LOOKOUT - LLAMACORAL

From Taullipampa to Llamacoral: Today we can do a side trip up to a viewpoint in the Quebrada Arhuaycocha valley, from where there are great views of Nevado Alpamayo, Quitaraju and Artesonraju mountains. We then have a long descend along the Santa Cruz valley passing a big lake to our last campsite at Llamacoral 3750m. 6 to 7 hours hike.

Trekking: 7 - 8 hrs Distance: 20 km / 12.42 miles  Altitude: Llamacoral (3,760m) / Laguna Arhueycocha (4,400m ) / Taullimapa (4,250m).

 Meals:  breakfast, lunch, dinner



  DAY 4  LLAMACORAL - CASHAPAMPA - HUARAZ

From Llamacoral to Huaraz: We walk down Quebrada Santa Cruz Valley to the village of Cashapampa at 2900m and then drive back to Huaraz. 3 hours walk and 3 hours drive.

Trekking: 5 - 7 hrs Distance: 9.6 km / 5.96 miles  Altitude: Cashapampa (2,900 m) / Llamacoral (3,760m) .

 Meals:  breakfast


 Note:  The exact locations where you will have lunch and camp is subject to change depending on weather conditions, current Santa Cruz Trail regulations and the abilities of the group


 

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