Laguna Chinancocha (Llanganuco) and Callejón de Huaylas - Full Day
Description
It is a unique route, crossing picturesque towns and appreciating the Cordillera Blanca to the east and the Cordillera negra to the west. We will transit through the buffer zone of the Huascarán Biosphere Reserve, and then enter the Huascarán National Park, both considered World Heritage sites. Campo Santo de Yungay is a tribute to those who died in the 1970 earthquake, an earthquake that hit Ancashina society hard and has not yet been overcome. It is a super quiet tour, ideal to acclimatize or enjoy with the whole family. Possibility of enjoying a great variety of regional gastronomy.
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Itinerary
Located in the Anta district, from there you can see the majestic snowy Huascaran
We will make a stop in this city, famous for the great variety of Ice creams, you can taste the more than 200 natural flavors.
We will enter the Llanganuco Sector, an area full of quenual forests (polilepys), we will be able to observe the imposing walls that surround this gorge, making our way to the Chinancocha lagoon (Llanganuco).
It is located within the Huascarán National Park, we will be able to appreciate the beauty of its turquoise waters and walk along the nearby trails, in addition to the famous boat trips on the lagoon.
We will visit this famous city that is characterized by its beautiful snow-capped mountains and above all by milk-based sweets, such as white delicacy. We will also walk its streets are traditional.
We will arrive at the ancient city of Yungay, which was destroyed by the earthquake and avalanche of May 31, 1970, today it has become a Campo Santo in honor of the victims of this fateful disaster and houses a large garden, a replica of the old church, old cemetery, Christ the redeemer and you can still see the remains of the destroyed city.
The town of Taricá is a town of artisans in clay and clay, here we can appreciate the artisan work of clay and also buy souvenirs from our trip.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
It must be ready from the time indicated for the pick-up, the vehicle will pass (one time) lodging by lodging, with a margin of 30 minutes of waiting. Please be patient, there may be traffic delays (especially on holidays) or other reasons outside the company. We never leave anyone, but for a better experience we ask you to be punctual and communicate any contingency in advance.
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Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(5)
Getting to the Chinancocha Lagoon by car is feasible, only the recommendation is to arrive with a 4x4 although the 4x2 arrive as well but the road is trocha and in some places it is full of gaps The place is beautiful, the Lagoon has a spectacular turquoise color and a forest of queñuals. There are hygienic services and it is a very touristy area, so you have to arrive early to take pictures or hang out. There is a pier and boating.
Beautiful place of natural waters and beautiful views, the route can be done hiring a local travel agency, access is simple and the experience is fantastic
The review was a little long because I would like to leave all the points that we experienced here, from the good to the not so good! For those who want to stop here, know that you can go quietly, it is worth it and Llanganuco is too beautiful!! Now if you want to know more about the adventure follow the reading that I will tell our experience in detail! At first I was a little worried because we had some unforeseen things: since I would not be staying in a hotel, I searched for one from the list for transportation to get us, but when we arrived at the hotel it was completely abandoned (Hotel Arawi Pastoruri), and the city is somewhat ugly near the bus station (we came by the Cruz del Sur company, by the way, very good to go to Huaraz), but we talked with the travel agency via the whats app and they were very friendly and directed us to wait in the central square that transportation would take us there. The transport did not go to the place but a lady picked us up on foot and took us to a small barbery / tourist agency and there we waited for more information. She took us on foot to a van, we walked in somewhat without knowing right what it would be like. The van stopped at a point to catch more passengers and then we all had to get off. We were put on a bus and still without knowing exactly what was going on we followed where they told us to go, honestly we thought we were in a local transport because there were only Peruvians and only us of "tourists". After about 20 minutes of travel we finally realized that everything was fine, we had a guide, who explained with a lot of professionalism the whole route we would do, and we understand that all Peruvians were also on the tour. At that moment there was a relief that everything would work out, we would have a guide, a transport that would accompany us all the way and we would do everything that was written in the description of the package we bought, ufa! rs After these moments of uncertainty, everything was great, the guide was super attentive, with a lot of information about the places we passed and the lagoon is really a wonderful place, almost surreal, it is very worth buying the boat ride, I was very excited about this experience. By the way, taste the Chocho salad, sold by local women, is a delight and all were very nice! Lunch was a very pleasant surprise too! we did not expect such a charming and tasty restaurant, the experience was very pleasant, even lambs and lhama had in place, we took a lot of photos and ate super well, clean place and well taken care of. We were very happy with the tour, we arrived around 19:00, a whole day tour, but very quiet, the tour had from children to old ladies who accompanied everything with ease. A trip for the whole family, I recommend!
It has a great view, you can take great photos, there is a boat ride, however this ride is quite short, you can also take advantage of buying things from the area such as corn with cheese, cachangas, etc.
Super friendly guide, he made us live the history of the very good place! The agency complied with what was indicated super good hotel
