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  • Huaraz (population 120,000 in 2007, elevation 3052 meters / 10,000 feet) was founded in 1574 in Callejon de Huaylas Valley in the Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. Huaraz is Peru's center of climbing, hiking, snowboarding and is also the main tourist center of the Ancash region.
    14PER-0051_Huaraz-Peru.jpg
  • 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.
    14PER-0038-41pan_Huaraz-Peru.jpg
  • Day 3 of 10: Descending from Alto de Pucaraju pass, hike by a small green lake on the side of Nevado Taulliraju. Lupinus (common name lupin or lupine) is a genus in the pea family (also called the legume, bean, or pulse family, Latin name Fabaceae or Leguminosae). Trek 10 days around Alpamayo, in Huascaran National Park (UNESCO World Heritage Site), Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. This panorama was stitched from 5 overlapping photos.
    14PER-0866-70pan_Nevado-Taulliraju_P...jpg
  • Day 3 of 10: From Alto de Pucaraju pass (15,300 ft or 4640 m), see Nevado Taulliraju (19,100 ft or 5830 m) rising behind the clouds. Trek 10 days around Alpamayo, in Huascaran National Park (UNESCO World Heritage Site), Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America.
    14PER-0824_Nevado-Taulliraju_Peru.jpg
  • Day 2 of 10: A lake reflects Nevado Taulliraju (19,100 ft or 5830 m) in Huaripampa Valley along the trail to Punta Union. Trek 10 days around Alpamayo, in Huascaran National Park (UNESCO World Heritage Site), Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. This panorama was stitched from 5 overlapping photos.
    14PER-0721-25pan_Nevado-Taulliraju_P...jpg
  • Nevado Huandoy (center, 20,866 feet or 6360 meters elevation) rises high above Llanganuco Valley and the switchbacked road to Portachuelo Pass (15,639 feet / 4767 meters) in Huascaran National Park (UNESCO World Heritage Site), Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. This panorama was stitched from 6 overlapping photos.
    14PER-0539-44pan_Llanganuco-Valley_P...jpg
  • Nevado Huandoy (20,866 feet or 6360 meters elevation) rises high above Llanganuco Valley and the switchbacked road to Portachuelo Pass, in Huascaran National Park (UNESCO World Heritage Site), Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. This panorama was stitched from 2 overlapping photos.
    14PER-0503-04pan_Llanganuco-Valley_P...jpg
  • Nevado Huandoy (20,866 feet or 6360 meters elevation) rises high above Llanganuco Valley and Lakes, in Huascaran National Park (UNESCO World Heritage Site), Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America This panorama was stitched from 3 overlapping photos.
    14PER-0490-92pan_Llanganuco-Valley_P...jpg
  • Nevado Huandoy (20,866 feet or 6360 meters elevation) rises high above Llanganuco Valley and Lakes, in Huascaran National Park (UNESCO World Heritage Site), Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. Published in Wilderness Travel 2018 Catalog of Adventures.
    14PER-0490-p1_Llanganuco-Valley_Peru.jpg
  • See beautiful turquoise Lake 69 and blue lupiine flowers under Nevado Chacraraju. As a day trip by car and foot from Huaraz, hike to Lake 69 (4600 meters elevation, 8 miles or 13k round trip with 800 meters gain) in the Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. This panorama was stitched from 6 overlapping photos.
    14PER-0350-55pan_Lake-69_Nevado-Chac...jpg
  • Llanganuco Lakes (Lago Chinancocha, 12,631 feet / 3850 meters elevation) in the Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America.
    14PER-0239_Llanganuco-Valley_Peru.jpg
  • Near Huaraz, day hike 630 meters vertically up a steep trail to Lake/Lago Churup (4465 meters elevation) in the Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. This panorama was stitched from 22 overlapping photos.
    14PER-0131-52pan_Churup-Lake_Peru.jpg
  • Short cables assist hikers along some steep sections of the Lake Churup trail. Near Huaraz, day hike 630 meters vertically up a steep trail to Lake/Lago Churup (4465 meters elevation) in the Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. For licensing options, please inquire.
    14PER-0201_Churup-Lake_Peru.jpg
  • Hike by outlet stream of Lake/Lago Churup, Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. Near Huaraz, day hike 630 meters vertically up a steep trail to Lake/Lago Churup (4465 meters elevation).
    14PER-0112_Churup-Lake_Peru.jpg
  • A mototaxi (three-wheeled auto rickshaw) provides cheap public transportation in Huaraz, in the Andes Mountains, Ancash Region, Peru, South America.
    14PER-0056_mototaxi_Huaraz-Peru.jpg
  • Above Huaraz, see a wide panorama of the Cordillera Blanca, including the world's highest tropical peak, Huascaran (far left). For a good day of acclimatization, bus to Callan Punta (a 4225-meter pass in the Cordillera Negra) then hike down to Huaraz, in the Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. This panorama was stitched from 6 overlapping photos.
    14PER-0007-12pan_Huaraz-Peru.jpg
  • Day 3 of 10: From Alto de Pucaraju pass (15,300 ft or 4640 m), see Nevado Taulliraju (19,100 ft or 5830 m). Trek 10 days around Alpamayo, in Huascaran National Park (UNESCO World Heritage Site), Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America.
    14PER-0839_Nevado-Taulliraju_Peru.jpg
  • Day 3 of 10: From Alto de Pucaraju pass (15,300 ft or 4640 m), see Nevado Taulliraju (19,100 ft or 5830 m) rising behind the clouds. Trek 10 days around Alpamayo, in Huascaran National Park (UNESCO World Heritage Site), Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America.
    14PER-0836-p1_Nevado-Taulliraju_Peru.jpg
  • Day 3 of 10: From Alto de Pucaraju pass (15,300 ft or 4640 m), see Nevado Taulliraju (at center 19,100 ft or 5830 m) and Alpamayo (far left). Trek 10 days around Alpamayo, in Huascaran National Park (UNESCO World Heritage Site), Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. This panorama was stitched from 3 overlapping photos.
    14PER-0836-38pan_Nevado-Taulliraju_P...jpg
  • Day 3 of 10: From Alto de Pucaraju pass (15,300 ft or 4640 m), see Nevado Taulliraju (19,100 ft or 5830 m) rising behind the clouds. Trek 10 days around Alpamayo, in Huascaran National Park (UNESCO World Heritage Site), Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America.
    14PER-0835_Nevado-Taulliraju_Peru.jpg
  • Day 3 of 10: From Alto de Pucaraju pass (15,300 ft or 4640 m), a trekker points to Nevado Taulliraju (19,100 ft or 5830 m). Trek 10 days around Alpamayo, in Huascaran National Park (UNESCO World Heritage Site), Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. For licensing options, please inquire.
    14PER-0822_Nevado-Taulliraju_Peru.jpg
  • Day 3 of 10: Sunrise light strikes Nevado Taulliraju (19,100 ft or 5830 m) seen from Huaripampa Valley. Trek 10 days around Alpamayo in Huascaran National Park (UNESCO World Heritage Site), Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America.
    14PER-0786_Nevado-Taulliraju_Peru.jpg
  • Day 2 of 10: The sun sets over the pass of Punta Union, seen from our tent camp in Huaripampa Valley at 13,780 ft or 4200 m, under Nevado Taulliraju (19,100 ft or 5830 m). Trek 10 days around Alpamayo in Huascaran National Park (UNESCO World Heritage Site), Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. This panorama was stitched from 3 overlapping photos.
    14PER-0766-68pan_Nevado-Taulliraju_P...jpg
  • Day 2 of 10: Tent camp in Huaripampa Valley at 13,780 ft or 4200 m, under Nevado Taulliraju (19,100 ft or 5830 m). Trek 10 days around Alpamayo in Huascaran National Park (UNESCO World Heritage Site), Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. This panorama was stitched from 2 overlapping photos.
    14PER-0769-70pan_Nevado-Taulliraju_P...jpg
  • Nevado Huandoy (20,866 feet or 6360 meters elevation) rises high above Llanganuco Valley and the switchbacked road to Portachuelo Pass (15,639 feet / 4767 meters) in Huascaran National Park (UNESCO World Heritage Site), Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. This panorama was stitched from 7 overlapping photos.
    14PER-0545-51pan_Llanganuco-Valley_P...jpg
  • Llanganuco Valley and Lakes, Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America
    14PER-0486_Llanganuco-Valley_Peru.jpg
  • Woman with red bag in Yungay, in the Andes Mountains, Ancash Region, Peru, South America
    14PER-0438_woman-Peru.jpg
  • Beautiful turquoise Lake 69 lies under Nevado Chacraraju. As a day trip by car and foot from Huaraz, hike to Lake 69 (4600 meters elevation, 8 miles or 13k round trip with 800 meters gain) in the Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. This panorama was stitched from 6 overlapping photos.
    14PER-0327-32pan_Lake-69_Nevado-Chac...jpg
  • Beautiful turquoise Lake 69 lies under Nevado Chacraraju. As a day trip by car and foot from Huaraz, hike to Lake 69 (4600 meters elevation, 8 miles or 13k round trip with 800 meters gain) in the Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. This panorama was stitched from 6 overlapping photos.
    14PER-0313-18pan_Lake-69_Nevado-Chac...jpg
  • Our bus pauses under the steep cliffs of the glacier-carved U-shaped Llanganuco Valley in the Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. As a day trip by car and foot from Huaraz, hike to Lake 69 (4600 meters elevation, 8 miles round trip with 800 meters gain). This panorama was stitched from 5 overlapping photos.
    14PER-0223-27pan_Llanganuco-Valley_P...jpg
  • Llanganuco Lakes (Lago Chinancocha, 12,631 feet / 3850 meters elevation) in the Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America.
    14PER-0235_Llanganuco-Valley_Peru.jpg
  • Near Huaraz, day hike 630 meters vertically up a steep trail to Lake/Lago Churup (4465 meters elevation) in the Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. This panorama was stitched from 5 overlapping photos.
    14PER-0157-61pan_Churup-Lake_Peru.jpg
  • Near Huaraz, day hike 630 meters vertically up a steep trail to Lake/Lago Churup (around 4450 to 4465 meters elevation) in the Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America.
    14PER-0193_Churup-Lake_Peru.jpg
  • A mototaxi (three-wheeled auto rickshaw) provides cheap public transportation in Huaraz, in the Andes Mountains, Ancash Region, Peru, South America.
    14PER-0071_mototaxi_Huaraz-Peru.jpg
  • A statue of a boy welcomes visitors to Huaraz, in the Andes Mountains, Ancash Region, Peru, South America.
    14PER-0070_boy-statue_Huaraz-Peru.jpg
  • Day 3 of 10: Sunrise light strikes Nevado Taulliraju (19,100 ft or 5830 m) over our tent camp in Huaripampa Valley at 13,780 ft or 4200 m elevation. Trek 10 days around Alpamayo in Huascaran National Park (UNESCO World Heritage Site), Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America.
    14PER-0784_Nevado-Taulliraju_Peru.jpg
  • Mototaxis (three-wheeled auto rickshaws) provide cheap public transportation in Huaraz, in the Andes Mountains, Ancash Region, Peru, South America.
    14PER-0072_mototaxi_Huaraz-Peru.jpg
  • Tephrocactus floccosus (or T. rauhii) is a mounding cactus found widespread from central-Northern Peru to Bolivia in the Andean High Plateau. This alpine cactus forms colonies of 60 cm diameter and larger, in a mat covered with yellow spines and a profusion of long, soft, whitish/grey hairy glochids. Its flower petals are orange-red (or yellow) with yellow centre. The edible fruits are yellowish when unripe and orange when ripe. The anti-inflammatory fruits can help reduce swelling when applied on contusions. This photo is from Tuctubamba Valley below Tupatupa Pass, in the Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. Day 4 of 10 days trekking around Alpamayo in Huascaran National Park (UNESCO World Heritage Site).
    14PER-0910_Tephrocactus-floccosus-ca...jpg
  • Day 1 of 10 days trekking around Alpamayo: campesino women sell knit hats in Huaripampa Valley, near Vaqueria, in the Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America.
    14PER-0611_Peruvian-women.jpg
  • In the Andes, the Lupinus weberbaueri plant has a giant flower stalk that can grow nearly 2 meters high. Lupinus (common name lupin or lupine) is a genus in the pea family (also called the legume, bean, or pulse family, Latin name Fabaceae or Leguminosae). As a day trip by car and foot from Huaraz, hike to Lake 69 (4600 meters elevation, 8 miles round trip with 800 meters gain) in the Cordillera Blanca, Peru, South America.
    14PER-0379_Lupinus-weberbaueri.jpg
  • Trek with saddled horse by thatched-roof houses in Yanta Quenua Valley near Huillca, in the Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. Day 5 of 10 days trekking around Alpamayo in Huascaran National Park (UNESCO World Heritage Site).
    14PER-1218_Yanta-Quenua-Valley_Huill...jpg
  • Trekkers with horse rest at Yanacon/Yanajanca col (15,100 feet or 4610 m) below glaciers of Pucajirca Norte (6046 m). Day 5 of 10 days trekking around Alpamayo in Huascaran National Park (UNESCO World Heritage Site), Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. This panorama was stitched from 2 overlapping photos.
    14PER-1208-09pan_Yanajanca-pass.jpg
  • Juan with horse at Yanacon/Yanajanca col (15,100 ft or 4610 m) looks back into Yanajanca Valley. Day 5 of 10 days trekking around Alpamayo, in Huascaran National Park (UNESCO World Heritage Site), Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America.
    14PER-1203_Yanajanca-pass.jpg
  • Juan ascends with a horse up the steep and slippery Yanacon/Yanajanca col (15,100 ft or 4610 m). Day 5 of 10 days trekking around Alpamayo, in Huascaran National Park (UNESCO World Heritage Site), Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. This panorama was stitched from 3 overlapping photos.
    14PER-1200-02pan_Yanajanca-pass.jpg
  • Brown cow with blond spot and horns. "How now blond cow." Day 5 of 10 days trekking around Alpamayo, in Huascaran National Park, Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America.
    14PER-1178_how-now-blond-cow.jpg
  • Day 5 of 10: Our typical lunch plate of potatoes, canned tuna, red pepper, and onion was served by our good cook Juancito, who was employed by local trekking company Aventura Quechua. Trek 10 days around Alpamayo, in Huascaran National Park, Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America.
    14PER-1176_trekking-lunch.jpg
  • Woman pulls tail of horse ridden by two children in Yanajanca Valley. Day 5 of 10 days trekking around Alpamayo, in Huascaran National Park, Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America.
    14PER-1166_pull-horse-tail-riders.jpg
  • Lichen pattern. Day 5 of 10: Trek 10 days around Alpamayo, in Huascaran National Park (UNESCO World Heritage Site), Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America.
    14PER-1152_lichen.jpg
  • Nevados Pucajirca (6000 meters) seen from Jancapampa Valley, in Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. Day 4 of 10 days trekking around Alpamayo in Huascaran National Park (UNESCO World Heritage Site).
    14PER-1139_Nevados-Pucajirca.jpg
  • Campesino woman carries a child in a sling on her back at Camp 4 at 3700 meters elevation in Jancapampa Valley, in the Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. Day 4 of 10 days trekking around Alpamayo in Huascaran National Park.
    14PER-1135_Campesinos_Jancapampa-Val...jpg
  • Camp 4 at 3700 meters elevation in Jancapampa Valley is under 6000-meter peaks of Nevados Pucajirca. Day 4 of 10 days around Alpamayo in Huascaran National Park (UNESCO World Heritage Site), Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America.
    14PER-1117_Jancapampa-Valley-breakfa...jpg
  • Camp 4 at 3700 meters elevation in Jancapampa Valley is under 6000-meter peaks of Nevados Pucajirca. Day 4 of 10 days around Alpamayo in Huascaran National Park (UNESCO World Heritage Site), Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America.
    14PER-1097_Jancapampa-Valley.jpg
  • Campesino woman carries a child in a sling on her back at Camp 4 at 3700 meters elevation in Jancapampa Valley, in the Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. Day 4 of 10 days trekking around Alpamayo in Huascaran National Park.
    14PER-1108_Campesinos_Jancapampa-Val...jpg
  • Farmer tills steep field with oxen pulling plow at Pishgopampa village in Jancapampa Valley, Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. Day 4 of 10 days trekking around Alpamayo in Huascaran National Park.
    14PER-1010_oxen-plow.jpg
  • Farmer tills steep field with oxen pulling plow at Pishgopampa village in Jancapampa Valley, Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. Day 4 of 10 days trekking around Alpamayo in Huascaran National Park.
    14PER-0999_oxen-plow.jpg
  • Farmer tills steep field with oxen pulling plow at Pishgopampa village in Jancapampa Valley, Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. Day 4 of 10 days trekking around Alpamayo in Huascaran National Park.
    14PER-1002_oxen-plow.jpg
  • From Pishgopampa village in Jancapampa Valley, a trekker admires 6000-meter peaks of Nevados Pucajirca. Day 4 of 10 days around Alpamayo, in Huascaran National Park (UNESCO World Heritage Site), Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. This vertical panorama was stitched from 3 overlapping photos.
    14PER-0989-91pan_Jancapampa-Valley.jpg
  • From Pishgopampa village in Jancapampa Valley, a trekker admires 6000-meter peaks of Nevados Pucajirca. Day 4 of 10 days around Alpamayo, in Huascaran National Park (UNESCO World Heritage Site), Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America.
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  • Cute campesino children with hats at Pishgopampa village in Jancapampa Valley. Day 4 of 10 days trekking around Alpamayo, in Huascaran National Park, Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America.
    14PER-0968_Campesino-kids.jpg
  • Cute campesino boy with hat at Pishgopampa village in Jancapampa Valley. Day 4 of 10 days trekking around Alpamayo, in Huascaran National Park, Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America.
    14PER-0971_cute-Campesino-boy.jpg
  • Campesino children at Pishgopampa village in Jancapampa Valley. Day 4 of 10: Trek 10 days around Alpamayo, in Huascaran National Park (UNESCO World Heritage Site), Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America.
    14PER-0948_Campesino-kids.jpg
  • Day 4 of 10: In Tuctubamba Valley, trekkers ascending Tupatupa Pass pause below Nevado Taulliraju (19,100 ft or 5830 m). Trek 10 days around Alpamayo in Huascaran National Park (UNESCO World Heritage Site), Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America.
    14PER-0899_Tuctubamba-Valley.jpg
  • Day 4 of 10: A freezing morning created a thin sheet of ice held by a trekker. Trek 10 days around Alpamayo, in Huascaran National Park, Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America.
    14PER-0885_ice.jpg
  • Day 3 of 10: A rock spire juts from a flank of Nevado Pucaraju, above Huaripampa Valley in the Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. Trek 10 days around Alpamayo in Huascaran National Park (UNESCO World Heritage Site).
    14PER-0810_Nevado-Pucaraju.jpg
  • Day 3 of 10: Sunrise light strikes  Nevados Chacraraju (20,039 ft or 6108 m) over our tent camp in Huaripampa Valley at 13,780 ft or 4200 m elevation. Trek 10 days around Alpamayo in Huascaran National Park (UNESCO World Heritage Site), Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America.
    14PER-0791_Nevados-Chacraraju-sunris...jpg
  • Day 2 of 10: From Punta Union (a pass at 15,584 feet or 4750 m), see Nevado Rinrijirca (5810 m) above Lago Taullicocha. Trek 10 days around Alpamayo, in Huascaran National Park (UNESCO World Heritage Site), Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. This panorama was stitched from 11 overlapping photos.
    14PER-0683-93pan_Lago-Taullicocha.jpg
  • Day 2 of 10 days around Alpamayo: Sunrise hits peaks over Paria campground tents at 3800 meters or 12,500 feet elevation in Huaripampa Valley, Huascaran National Park (UNESCO World Heritage Site), Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America.
    14PER-0640_Paria-camp-Huaripampa-Val...jpg
  • Day 1 of 10: The narrow ridge of Nevado Chacraraju (20,039 ft / 6108 m) sharpens like a dagger when seen edge-on from Huaripampa Valley, near Vaqueria. Trek 10 days around Alpamayo, in Huascaran National Park (UNESCO World Heritage Site), Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America.
    14PER-0587_Nevado-Chacraraju.jpg
  • Day 1 of 10: Starting at Vaqueria, we trek 10 days around Alpamayo, in the Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, near Peru, South America.
    14PER-0574_Trekkers--at-Vaqueria.jpg
  • Lupine flowers grow by a waterfall along the Lake 69 trail in the Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. Lupinus (common name lupin or lupine) is a genus in the pea family (also called the legume, bean, or pulse family, Latin name Fabaceae or Leguminosae). As a day trip by car and foot from Huaraz, hike to Lake 69 (4600 meters elevation, 8 miles round trip with 800 meters gain).
    14PER-0416_lupine-flowers.jpg
  • The Lupinus weberbaueri plant in the Andes has a giant flower stalk that can grow nearly 2 meters high. Lupinus (common name lupin or lupine) is a genus in the pea family (also called the legume, bean, or pulse family, Latin name Fabaceae or Leguminosae). As a day trip by car and foot from Huaraz, hike to Lake 69 (4600 meters elevation, 8 miles round trip with 800 meters gain) in the Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America.
    14PER-0393_Lupinus-weberbaueri.jpg
  • Behind lupine flowers rises Nevado Huascaran, the world’s highest tropical mountain (22,205 feet / 6768 meters elevation). Lupinus (common name lupin or lupine) is a genus in the pea family (also called the legume, bean, or pulse family, Latin name Fabaceae or Leguminosae). As a day trip by car and foot from Huaraz, hike to Lake 69 (4600 meters elevation, 8 miles round trip with 800 meters gain) in the Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America.
    14PER-0280_Nevado-Huascaran.jpg
  • Peeling brown bark of Polylepis genus of tree, which is the only wind-pollinated group of plants in the rose family. As a day trip by car and foot from Huaraz, hike to Lake 69 (4600 meters elevation, 8 miles round trip with 800 meters gain) in the Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America.
    14PER-0269_bark_Polylepis-tree-genus.jpg
  • Werneria is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family (Asteraceae/Compositae). This white composite alpine flower hugs the ground with no stem near Huaraz, on a day hike 630 meters vertically up a steep trail to Lake/Lago Churup (4465 meters elevation) in the Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America.
    14PER-0096_Werneria-flower-genus.jpg
  • Large yellow flowers of Paranephelius uniflorus (in the Asteraceae/Compositae or "daisy" family) hug the ground on a day hike 630 meters vertically up a steep trail to Lake/Lago Churup (4465 meters elevation), near Huaraz in the Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America.
    14PER-0093_Paranephelius-uniflorus.jpg
  • In the Andes, the Lupinus weberbaueri plant has a giant flower stalk that can grow nearly 2 meters high. Lupinus (common name lupin or lupine) is a genus in the pea family (also called the legume, bean, or pulse family, Latin name Fabaceae or Leguminosae). As a day trip by car and foot from Huaraz, hike to Lake 69 (4600 meters elevation, 8 miles round trip with 800 meters gain) in the Cordillera Blanca, Peru, South America.
    14PER-0391_Lupinus-weberbaueri.jpg
  • In the Andes, the Lupinus weberbaueri plant has a giant flower stalk that can grow nearly 2 meters high. Lupinus (common name lupin or lupine) is a genus in the pea family (also called the legume, bean, or pulse family, Latin name Fabaceae or Leguminosae). As a day trip by car and foot from Huaraz, hike to Lake 69 (4600 meters elevation, 8 miles round trip with 800 meters gain) in the Cordillera Blanca, Peru, South America.
    14PER-0384_Lupinus-weberbaueri.jpg
  • Alpacas at Huillca in the Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. The alpaca (Vicugna pacos) is a domesticated species of South American camelid. Day 5 of 10 days trekking around Alpamayo in Huascaran National Park.
    14PER-1241_alpacas.jpg
  • Alpacas at Huillca in the Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. The alpaca (Vicugna pacos) is a domesticated species of South American camelid. Day 5 of 10 days trekking around Alpamayo in Huascaran National Park.
    14PER-1219_alpacas.jpg
  • A trekker waits for loaded donkeys to pass in Yanajanca Valley, in the Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. Day 5 of 10 days trekking around Alpamayo, in Huascaran National Park (UNESCO World Heritage Site).
    14PER-1164_Yanajanca-Valley.jpg
  • The Orange Ball Buddleja (Buddleja globosa) flower is in the figwort family (Scrophulariaceae). Photographed in Yanajanca Valley on Day 5 of 10 days trekking around Alpamayo, in Huascaran National Park (UNESCO World Heritage Site), Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America.
    14PER-1160_Buddleja-globosa.jpg
  • Trek at 3700 meters elevation in Jancapampa Valley under 6000-meter peaks of Nevados Pucajirca. Day 4 of 10 days around Alpamayo in Huascaran National Park (UNESCO World Heritage Site), Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. This panorama was stitched from 4 overlapping photos.
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  • Trek at 3700 meters elevation in Jancapampa Valley under 6000-meter peaks of Nevados Pucajirca. Day 4 of 10 days around Alpamayo in Huascaran National Park (UNESCO World Heritage Site), Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America.
    14PER-1141_Jancapampa-Valley.jpg
  • Nevados Pucajirca (6000 meters) seen from Jancapampa Valley, in Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. Day 4 of 10 days trekking around Alpamayo in Huascaran National Park (UNESCO World Heritage Site).
    14PER-1140_Nevados-Pucajirca.jpg
  • Camp 4 at 3700 meters elevation in Jancapampa Valley is under 6000-meter peaks of Nevados Pucajirca. Day 4 of 10 days around Alpamayo in Huascaran National Park (UNESCO World Heritage Site), Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. This panorama was stitched from 4 overlapping photos.
    14PER-1129-32pan_Jancapampa-Valley.jpg
  • Camp 4 at 3700 meters elevation in Jancapampa Valley is under 6000-meter peaks of Nevados Pucajirca. Day 4 of 10 days around Alpamayo in Huascaran National Park (UNESCO World Heritage Site), Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. This panorama was stitched from 12 overlapping photos.
    14PER-1042-54pan_Jancapampa-Valley.jpg
  • Campesino woman flirts with man at Camp 4 at 3700 meters elevation in Jancapampa Valley, in the Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. Day 4 of 10 days trekking around Alpamayo in Huascaran National Park.
    14PER-1096_Campesinos_Jancapampa-Val...jpg
  • Campesino boy at Camp 4 at 3700 meters elevation in Jancapampa Valley, in the Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. Day 4 of 10 days trekking around Alpamayo in Huascaran National Park.
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  • Young trekker with campesino children at Camp 4 at 3700 meters elevation in Jancapampa Valley, in the Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. Day 4 of 10 days trekking around Alpamayo in Huascaran National Park.
    14PER-1067_Campesinos_Jancapampa-Val...jpg
  • Farmer tills steep field with oxen pulling plow at Pishgopampa village in Jancapampa Valley, Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. Day 4 of 10 days trekking around Alpamayo in Huascaran National Park.
    14PER-1003_oxen-plow.jpg
  • Campesino farm family poses with oxen plow at Pishgopampa village in Jancapampa Valley. Day 4 of 10 days trekking around Alpamayo, in Huascaran National Park, Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America.
    14PER-0965_oxen-plow-family.jpg
  • Day 4 of 10: Trekkers descend grassy Tupatupa Pass (4400 meters or 14,400 feet) in the Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. Trek 10 days around Alpamayo in Huascaran National Park (UNESCO World Heritage Site).
    14PER-0931_Tupatupa-Pass.jpg
  • Campesino woman dressed in embroidered skirt. Day 4 of 10: Trek 10 days around Alpamayo, in Huascaran National Park (UNESCO World Heritage Site), Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America.
    14PER-0944_Campesino-woman.jpg
  • Day 4 of 10: Friendly horses graze at Tupatupa Pass (4400 meters or 14,400 feet) in the Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. Trek 10 days around Alpamayo in Huascaran National Park (UNESCO World Heritage Site).
    14PER-0926_horses.jpg
  • Day 4 of 10: A trekker pauses in the pastures of green Tuctubamba Valley in the Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. Trek 10 days around Alpamayo in Huascaran National Park (UNESCO World Heritage Site).
    14PER-0890_Tuctubamba-Valley.jpg
  • Day 3 of 10: streams meander a meadow upstream from Lake Huecrucocha. Trek 10 days around Alpamayo, in Huascaran National Park (UNESCO World Heritage Site), Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America.
    14PER-0873_meadow.jpg
  • Day 2 of 10: From Punta Union (a pass at 15,584 feet or 4750 m), see Huaripampa Valley and Alto de Pucaraju pass (middle left, 15,300 ft ir 4640 m). This day hike to Punta Union was part of our trek of 10 days around Alpamayo in Huascaran National Park (UNESCO World Heritage Site), Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. This panorama was stitched from 6 overlapping photos.
    14PER-0712-17pan_Huaripampa-Valley.jpg
  • Day 2 of 10: From Punta Union (a pass at 15,584 feet or 4750 m), see Nevado Rinrijirca (5810 m) above Lago Taullicocha. Trek 10 days around Alpamayo, in Huascaran National Park (UNESCO World Heritage Site), Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Huaraz, Peru, South America. This panorama was stitched from 2 overlapping photos.
    14PER-0704-05-pan_Punta-Union.jpg
  • Day 2 of 10: Pause for some boulder climbing in the Huaripampa Valley on the way up Punta Union. Trek 10 days around Alpamayo, in Huascaran National Park (UNESCO World Heritage Site), Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America.
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  • Day 1 of 10 days trekking around Alpamayo: A campesino woman knits in Huaripampa Valley, near Vaqueria, Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America.
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