For a good view of the Cordillera Blanca and a good acclimatization outing, bus to Callan Punta (a 4225-meter pass) in the Cordillera Negra then hike 14 km (9 miles) down to Huaraz, in the Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. Below is Huaraz (population 120,000 in 2007), founded in 1574 in Callejon de Huaylas Valley. Huaraz is Peru's center of climbing, hiking, snowboarding and is also the main tourist center of the Ancash region. This panorama was stitched from 4 overlapping photos.
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