About Us
APUANDES was founded in 2007 by Oswaldo Richard Francisco copitan of Huaraz,with business partner lucio foliman rojas sanches mountain guide they organising climbing and trekking expeditions in the Cordilleras Blanca and Huayhuash .
We are a joung guides operated and oriented business with a background of many years experience working with trekking and climbing groups, with all aspects of the business as well as employing a strong staff of experienced, dedicated and trusted employees.
We respect and value all the staff who work with us and who contribute to ensuring that our clients have a wonderful holiday, trekking, hiking or climbing experience whit APUANDES.
We choose to work with people who are not just “in it for the job” but who have genuine interest and enjoyment in providing quality service with a helpful & friendly attitude.
Our trek and climb staff are qualified & licensed members of the respective associations that control their various professions and all staff participate in and contribute to our annual Quality Assurance Courses”.
We have a strong team of support staff at the office and trek base, taking care of client reservations, tickets,flight tikets, hotels bookings, trek equipment and helping clients with anything they need while stay in Huaraz.
Lucio Rojas Sanches
Association of Mountain Guides from Peru Official professional guide by: IVBV – UIAGM – IFMGA International Federation of Mountain Guides Associations Certified professional guide by: IVBV – UIAGM – IFMGA
Why Choose us ApuAndes?
ApuAndes is a mountain tour agency founded in 2007 and based in huaraz,peru . We operate mainly on Cordillera Blanca, Cordillera Negra and cordillera Huayhuash. ApuAndes is a Agency travel which operate many years in the mountains of peru to offer good service, Our staff is 100% local people – the area experts. We run by ourselves all the treks and expeditions sold.
The offering:
ApuAndes service offering includes: trekking and mountain expeditions, MTB, rock and ice climbing, conventional tours, logistics and transfers, catering, gear rental for tour participants, computers with wifi connection. We offer also accommodation right in the centre of Huaraz. All the mountaing guides are UIAGM/IFMGA certified and the trekking guides have their legally recognized degrees as well. Transportation vehicles are the top in Huaraz. The treks and expeditions presented here on our web service are to most popular and most asked ones. Yet we’re more than happy to suggest you something more special – options on Cordillera Blanca and Cordillera Huayhuash are endless!
Guides and Staff:
We work with guides profetional UIAGM/IFMGA,Treking guide and tourism guide all our guides Have extensive hight- altitude experience the personnal of ApuAndes are fun and friendly to give you the best service.
Safety Guarantee:
Our company is founded on a basis of Honesty and integrity we will always put our clients safety.
Our Guides:
Are fully certifited with up to date and the highest levels of training and we work with the best guides of cordillera blanca and Huayhuash.
Prices :
We offer good prices and service our price are always competitive and based in good quality and service for all our clients. we invest in the best equipment, guides, assitants, accommodation, transportation, and good food.
Ethics:
We have strong ethical values and cost out each route subject to the economy of the local market and thus satisfying all our staff and helping tiny mountain communities in which we operate our service unfortunately, many companies do not treat their staff properly and often delay payin their staff months, if ever.
This means that we always pay our assistant and cooperators fairly,we believe in responsibly supporting the local economy and environment.
Our mission:
Our aim is to offer friendly, professional and especially secure services to our clients for a good price. We offer full service for groups of any size, day tours, hire of mules and muleteers for people who travel independently and wish to go on a trek or a climbing expedition by themselves.
- Use one of our programs or set up your own itinerary
- Free information
- Return transfer to and from the airport to the hotel
- Private transport Lima – Huaraz – Lima
- Experienced and qualified climbing guides from (IVBV - UIAGM - IFMGA) - The IFMGA is an international association of mountain guide associations from all over the world.
- Experienced and qualified trekking guides (UIMLA) - The Union of International Mountain Leader Associations
- Excellent cooks and porters
- Muleteers, mules and campsite guards
- Full board during trekking or climbing expeditions
- Equipment rental
- Day and city tours
