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- Location
- Grade
- Duration4 days
- RecommendedMay to October
- Highest altitude4750 msnm
The Santa Cruz Trek is a renowned trekking route in the heart of the Cordillera Blanca, offering breathtaking mountain scenery, pristine glacial lakes, and high-altitude passes.
Itinerary
- Departure: Early morning departure from Huaraz.
- Transport: Drive to Vaqueria (approximately 4 hours).
- Trek Distance: 10 km.
- Trek Duration: 4-5 hours.
- Altitude: Vaqueria at 3,700 meters; Paria at 3,870 meters.
- Highlights: Scenic drive through the Andean landscapes, gentle
ascent through verdant valleys, camping at Paria.
- Trek Distance: 12 km.
- Trek Duration: 6-7 hours.
- Altitude: Taullipampa at 4,250 meters.
- Highlights: Trekking past lush meadows and along the Paria
River, reaching the spectacular Taullipampa campsite with views
of towering peaks such as Artesonraju and Taulliraju.
- Trek Distance: 15 km.
- Trek Duration: 8-9 hours.
- Altitude: Punta Unión Pass at 4,750 meters; Llamacorral at 3,760
meters. - Highlights: Challenging ascent to the Punta Unión Pass with
breathtaking panoramic views, descent into the lush
Huaripampa Valley, and camping at Llamacorral near beautiful
glacial lakes.
- Trek Distance: 14 km.
- Trek Duration: 5-6 hours.
- Transport: Drive from Cashapampa to Huaraz (approximately 3
hours). - Altitude: Cashapampa at 2,900 meters; Huaraz at 3,100 meters.
- Highlights: Gentle descent through picturesque valleys and
villages, final leg of the trek to Cashapampa, scenic drive back to
Huaraz, concluding the adventure.