Welcome to Huaraz and congratulations on having found your way to one of the world’s special places. If you ended up here as I did for the first time, it was the mountains of the Cordillera Blanca that drew you. These peaks—the highest and most extensively glaciated range in the Tropics—have long been a source...
You’ve heard about Huaraz and the Cordillera Blanca from other travelers on the road and you’ve decided it’s worth checking out. A grueling bus ride from the coast takes you over the 4080m Conococha pass before dumping you, slightly breathless, a thousand meters lower in Huaraz. The first impression is good – a horizon filled...
For lovers of the great outdoors, there are few places on earth that can rival this town’s location. Whether you’re a hiker or mountaineer, birder or mountain biker, rock climber or cycle tourer, a myriad of opportunities present. Some are right on your doorstep in the magnificent Cordillera Blanca; others are over the Río Santa...
elcome to Huaraz, base camp for the second highest mountain range in the world outside the HimalWaya. Trekkers and climbers, and outdoor adventurers of all stripes, have a lot to choose from. The Cordillera Blanca soars in jagged pyramids, glaciers domes and knife-edge ridges. The Santa River runs through town with Class II – IV...
