Peru Bergsport - Huaraz, Perú

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Lake 69 (1 day)
Distance: 6 km
Altitude: 3900m to 4600m
Rating: moderate
Lake 69 is one of the most beautiful lakes in the Cordillera Blanca and become popular by its easy access, just a day hiking. We offer hiking services including, guide and transfer from Huaraz with daily departures. In the way you will enjoy the wonderful mountain views.
Itinerary: morning breakfast is at your hotel in Huaraz, then guide with bus will pick you up around 5am and drive to start of the hike at Cebollapampa. drive will take you three hours approximately. then begin on a moderate slope for about three hours before you reach lake 69 then have enough time to discover its beauty making many unforgettable pictures. You can walk around the lake and take it all in. After an hour back the same trail at Cebollapampa and onboard the back to Huaraz, arriving at around 7pm.

Itinerary:
Depart from Hotel at 6am at North side along the Callejon de Huaylas valley, the tour starts in Huaraz 3100masl. then pass the typical small villages of Paltay, Tarica, cross the Rio Santa to left side pass villages Jangas, Yungar, Anta, appreciate the beautiful white mountains Huandoy, Huascaran, Hualcan, Copa and others, make a photo-stop at point of view, continue pass Carhuaz located at 2650masl, continue to the Historical province of Yungay the ancient buried city at 2500masl, then continue to Caraz small city. start the unpaved trail going up along the Paron River full of eucalyptus trees and typical houses of peasants, then in a few minutes we will start driving up by a wonderful valley full of polylepis trees called quenuales, then arrive to Paron lake and enjoy hiking to watch point for about 30 minutes, this is from base of the lake, enjoy time taking pictures and so, then at proper time return to Caraz by the same route for lunch in a typical restaurant around 3pm then after lunch drive back direct to Huaraz arriving around 6pm.