Llanganuno lake

This tour begins at 9:00 am, and is ideal for newcomers to the city of Huaraz. This lake is located north of Huaraz (3100 m) and on the way we will stop to visit the cities of the Callejón de Huaylas: Carhuaz, Yungay. At our first stop we will observe the following mountains: Huascarán (6768m.a.s.l.), the highest mountain in Peru, Huandoy, Chopicalqui, Hualcán and Copa. Near here we arrive at the town of Anta where we find the only airport in the department of Ancash. This airport was built in 1970 to bring aid to the victims of the earthquake that year.

Our second stop is the province of Carhuaz where we will try ice cream and the delicious natural fruit of the area. These ice creams are prepared naturally from local ingredients. Our next stop will be old Yungay, a town that was buried by a snow avalanche from Huascarán in 1970 that killed about twenty thousand people. Now it is a cemetery widely visited by tourists and locals. From here we take a detour on the road from where we see picturesque towns until we reach the Huascarán National Park checkpoint where we will register for the park entrance. This park was created in 1985 for the conservation of vegetation and wildlife in danger of extinction.

The next destination we see on the tour is the beautiful Llanganuco Lake (3850 meters above sea level) with a depth of twenty-eight meters. Our time here will be approximately one hour. Here we travel quietly by boat. Then we return from Yungay here we enjoy a delicious traditional lunch and sumptuous meals prepared by the locals. On the way back to Huaraz we will pass through Tarica where we will appreciate the creation of clay and plaster crafts by local artists, then we will return to the city of Huaraz.