Huaraz, the ultimate base camp for the Cordillera Blanca and Huayhuash mountain ranges in 2025, the world’s premiere destinations for climbing, mountain biking and astoundingly beautiful treks. Book a Huaraz tours today!
This provincial capital is a mountaineering Mecca, located beside the Cordillera Blanca, a majestic mountain range of serrated summits running along an ice-clad ridge, known as the Andean Alps.
The town offers a variety of charming restaurants and cafes, and the surrounding countryside offers dozens of trekking and biking routes through mountain wilderness, under looming glaciers and past translucent turquoise-blue lakes.
Huaraz is the gateway to the Huascarán National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage site, home to Peru’s highest peak, Huascarán (22,205 feet / 6,768 meters). The park features a wealth of biodiversity. Explore archaeological sites such as the ancient temple of Chavín de Huántar, offering insight into early Andean civilizations. With well-established infrastructure for adventure sports, Huaraz provides easy access to trails like the Santa Cruz trek, one of the most spectacular multi-day hikes in the world.
Meet the villagers in the traditional communities that line Callejon de Huaylas valley, and relax on the high-altitude shore of the crystal blue Llanganuco Lagoon. Take a full-day excursion to tour the fortress temple ruins of Chavin de Huantar. And hike to the glacial slopes of Pastoruri Mountain.
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Visit the traditional villages of the Callejon de Huaylas and the crystal blue Llanganuco Lagoon, followed by a full-day excursion to tour the ruins of Chavin de Huantar.
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