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  • See the extinct volcano of Huascaran (22,205 feet), highest peak in Peru, in Huascaran National Park, Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, South America. UNESCO honored Huascaran National Park on the World Heritage List in 1985. The Cordillera Blanca mountain range is in the Sierra Central of the Peruvian Andes.
    00PER-36-23-Huascaran.jpg
  • From Huaraz, see the extinct volcano of Huascaran (22,205 feet), highest peak in Peru, rising within Huascaran National Park, in the Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, South America. UNESCO honored Huascaran National Park on the World Heritage List in 1985. The Cordillera Blanca mountain range is in the Sierra Central of the Peruvian Andes.
    03PER-21-37-Huascaran.jpg
  • Mules graze below snowy Mount Taulliraju (19,100 feet) in Tingopampa Valley, near Punta Union Pass, on the Santa Cruz Trek in Huascaran National Park, Peru, South America. UNESCO honored Huascaran National Park on the World Heritage List in 1985. Cordillera Blanca mountain range is in the Sierra Central of the Peruvian Andes.
    00PER-28-Taulliraju-Mules.jpg
  • Rain, hail, and snow extinguished our view of Tingopampa Valley as we crossed Punta Union Pass (15,600 feet elevation) on the Santa Cruz Trek, in Huascaran National Park, Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. Luckily, rain affected us only 2 days out of 23 in Peru in May 2000. UNESCO honored Huascaran National Park on the World Heritage List in 1985. Cordillera Blanca mountain range is in the Sierra Central of the Peruvian Andes near Huaraz.
    00PER-36-Tingopampa-Valley.jpg
  • Giant lupines (Lupinus weberbauerii) grow meter-tall flower stalks below snowy Mount Taulliraju (19,100 feet) in Tingopampa Valley, near Punta Union Pass, on the Santa Cruz Trek in Huascaran National Park, Peru, South America. Lupinus is a genus in the pea family (also called the legume, bean, or pulse family, scientific name Fabaceae or Leguminosae). UNESCO honored Huascaran National Park on the World Heritage List in 1985. Cordillera Blanca mountain range is in the Sierra Central of the Peruvian Andes.
    00PER-29-07_Taulliraju_Cordillera-Bl...jpg
  • Giant lupines (Lupinus weberbauerii) grow meter-tall flower stalks below snowy Mount Taulliraju (19,100 feet) in Tingopampa Valley, near Punta Union Pass, on the Santa Cruz Trek in Huascaran National Park, Peru, South America. June 6, 2000. Lupinus is a genus in the pea family (also called the legume, bean, or pulse family, scientific name Fabaceae or Leguminosae). UNESCO honored Huascaran National Park on the World Heritage List in 1985. Cordillera Blanca mountain range is in the Sierra Central of the Peruvian Andes. Published in Wilderness Travel 2002 and 2009 Catalog of Adventures. Published in "Light Travel: Photography on the Go" book by Tom Dempsey 2009, 2010.
    00PER-28-35-Taulliraju_lupines.jpg
  • Huandoy, second highest mountain in the Cordillera Blanca, rises to 20,981 feet elevation, high above Llanganuco Valley and lakes at 12,000 feet above sea level, in the Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. UNESCO honored Huascaran National Park on the World Heritage List in 1985. The Cordillera Blanca mountain range is in the Sierra Central of the Peruvian Andes.
    00PER-36-Llanganuco-Valley.jpg
  • Red flowers bloom at Lake 69 (14,600 feet) at the base of Chacraraju (20,052 feet) in the Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. UNESCO honored Huascaran National Park on the World Heritage List in 1985. Cordillera Blanca mountain range is in the Sierra Central of the Peruvian Andes.
    00PER-36-Lake-69-Chacraraju.jpg
  • A rainbow shines near a waterfall in Huascaran National Park, Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. UNESCO honored Huascaran National Park on the World Heritage List in 1985. Cordillera Blanca mountain range is in the Sierra Central of the Peruvian Andes.
    00PER-36-Rainbow-waterfalls.jpg
  • Mist covers a ridge near Punta Union Pass on the Santa Cruz Trek, Huascaran National Park, Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. UNESCO honored Huascaran National Park on the World Heritage List in 1985. Cordillera Blanca mountain range is in the Sierra Central of the Peruvian Andes.
    00PER-35-Misty-Ridge.jpg
  • See the ice wall of Caraz (19,700 feet) on the Santa Cruz Trek, in Huascaran National Park, Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Huaraz, Peru, South America. UNESCO honored Huascaran National Park on the World Heritage List in 1985. Cordillera Blanca mountain range is in the Sierra Central of the Peruvian Andes.
    00PER-25-Caraz.jpg
  • Paria peak (18,400 feet) rises sharply above the Santa Cruz Trek, in Huascaran National Park, Cordillera Blanca Mountains, Huaraz, Peru. UNESCO honored Huascaran National Park on the World Heritage List in 1985. Cordillera Blanca mountain range is in the Sierra Central of the Peruvian Andes.
    00PER-25-Paria-Peak.jpg
  • A rainbow shines over a trekking camp in Huascaran National Park, Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. UNESCO honored Huascaran National Park on the World Heritage List in 1985. Cordillera Blanca mountain range is in the Sierra Central of the Peruvian Andes.
    00PER-36-Rainbow-Tents.jpg
  • Alpamayo peak (19,500 feet elevation) soars above the Santa Cruz Trek in Huascaran National Park, Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. UNESCO honored Huascaran National Park on the World Heritage List in 1985. The Cordillera Blanca mountain range is in the Sierra Central of the Peruvian Andes.
    00PER-26-17_Alpamayo.jpg
  • Alpamayo peak (19,500 feet elevation) soars above tents on the Santa Cruz Trek in Huascaran National Park, Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. UNESCO honored Huascaran National Park on the World Heritage List in 1985. The Cordillera Blanca mountain range is in the Sierra Central of the Peruvian Andes.
    00PER-26-Alpamayo-Camp.jpg
  • Alpamayo peak (19,500 feet elevation) soars above the Santa Cruz Trek at sunset in Huascaran National Park, Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. UNESCO honored Huascaran National Park on the World Heritage List in 1985. The Cordillera Blanca mountain range is in the Sierra Central of the Peruvian Andes.
    00PER-30-04_Alpamayo.jpg
  • Small purple-pink Gentian flowers. Day 5 of 10 days trekking around Alpamayo, in Huascaran National Park (UNESCO World Heritage Site), Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America.
    14PER2-133_Gentian-flowers.jpg
  • Nevado Santa Cruz Norte (5829 m or 19,120 ft) reflects in Lake Cullicocha (4628 m or 15,174 ft) in the morning. This was day 9 of 10 days trekking around Alpamayo in Huascaran National Park (UNESCO World Heritage Site), Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. Published in Wilderness Travel 2016 Catalog of Adventures.
    14PER-2372_Lake-Cullicocha_Peru.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
  • Giant lupines (Lupinus weberbauerii) grow large flower stalks in Tingopampa Valley, on the Santa Cruz Trek in Huascaran National Park, Peru, South America. Lupinus is a genus in the pea family (also called the legume, bean, or pulse family, scientific name Fabaceae or Leguminosae). UNESCO honored Huascaran National Park on the World Heritage List in 1985. Cordillera Blanca mountain range is in the Sierra Central of the Peruvian Andes.
    00PER-28-Lupine-bud.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
  • Water drops collect like beads on leaves of lupines (Lupinus weberbauerii) in Tingopampa Valley, on the Santa Cruz Trek in Huascaran National Park, Peru, South America. Lupinus is a genus in the pea family (also called the legume, bean, or pulse family, scientific name Fabaceae or Leguminosae). UNESCO honored Huascaran National Park on the World Heritage List in 1985. Cordillera Blanca mountain range is in the Sierra Central of the Peruvian Andes.
    00PER-37-26_Lupine-drops.jpg
  • Giant lupines (Lupinus weberbauerii) grow large flower stalks in Tingopampa Valley, on the Santa Cruz Trek in Huascaran National Park, Peru, South America. Lupinus is a genus in the pea family (also called the legume, bean, or pulse family, scientific name Fabaceae or Leguminosae). UNESCO honored Huascaran National Park on the World Heritage List in 1985. Cordillera Blanca mountain range is in the Sierra Central of the Peruvian Andes.
    00PER-28-LupineStream.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
  • Hike the aquaduct trail below Lake Cullacocha, in the Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. Day 9 of 10 days trekking around Alpamayo, in Huascaran National Park (UNESCO World Heritage Site).
    14PER-2395_Cordillera-Blanca.jpg
  • A trekker raises arms in celebration in Tayapampa Valley, under Nevados Pucajirca (19,840 ft / 6046 m) in Huascaran National Park (UNESCO World Heritage Site), Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. Day 6 of 10 days trekking around Alpamayo. For licensing options, please inquire.
    14PER-2012_Trekkers_Tayapampa-Valley.jpg
  • Giant lupines (Lupinus weberbauerii) grow meter-tall flower stalks in Tingopampa Valley, on the Santa Cruz Trek in Huascaran National Park, Peru, South America. Lupinus is a genus in the pea family (also called the legume, bean, or pulse family, scientific name Fabaceae or Leguminosae). Horses support trekking groups. UNESCO honored Huascaran National Park on the World Heritage List in 1985. Cordillera Blanca mountain range is in the Sierra Central of the Peruvian Andes.
    00PER-28-Lupine-horse.jpg
  • Hikers descend from Caracara Pass into Alpamayo Valley in Huascaran National Park (UNESCO World Heritage Site), Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. Above left of turquoise Jancarurish Lake is the pyramidal peak of Nevado Alpamayo (19,511 ft or 5947 m). This is day 6 of 10 days trekking around Alpamayo (starting from Vaqueria). This panorama was stitched from 4 overlapping photos.
    14PER-2091-94pan2_Caracara-Pass_Alpa...jpg
  • Day 3 of 10: Our typical lunch plate of potatoes, avocado, 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, Huaraz, Peru, South America.
    14PER2-106_trekking-lunch.jpg
  • The Alonsoa linearis plant (in the in the figwort family, Scrophulariaceae) has an orange flower with yellow center. The flower is 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.
    14PER2-127_Alonsoa-linearis.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
  • A trekker crosses a stream on branches. Day 5 of 10 days hiking around Alpamayo, in Huascaran National Park (UNESCO World Heritage Site), Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America.
    14PER-1153_trekker-crosses-log-bridg...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.
    14PER-0654.jpg
  • Nevados Pucajirca (19,840 ft / 6046 m) rise above trekkers in Tayapampa Valley in Huascaran National Park (UNESCO World Heritage Site), Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. Day 6 of 10 days trekking around Alpamayo. Published in Wilderness Travel Catalog of Adventures 2023-24.
    14PER-2020_Trekkers_Tayapampa-Valley.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
  • 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
  • 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 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
  • Our eight trekkers pose in Vaqueria at the start of day 1 of 10 days hiking around Alpamayo in Huascaran National Park (UNESCO World Heritage Site), Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. For licensing options, please inquire.
    14PER-0569_Trekkers--at-Vaqueria.jpg
  • The Portachuelo Pass (15,639 feet / 4767 meters) road cuts deeply through rock in Huascaran National Park (UNESCO World Heritage Site), Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America
    14PER-0521_Portachuelo-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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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 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
  • Hike the aquaduct trail below Lake Cullacocha, in the Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. Day 9 of 10 days trekking around Alpamayo, in Huascaran National Park (UNESCO World Heritage Site).
    14PER-2379_Cordillera-Blanca.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
  • 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
  • A hiker in poncho descends from Caracara Pass down into Alpamayo Valley in Huascaran National Park (UNESCO World Heritage Site), Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. Above the turquoise Jancarurish Lake is the pyramidal peak of Nevado Alpamayo (19,511 ft or 5947 m) in the clouds. This is day 6 of 10 days trekking around Alpamayo (starting from Vaqueria). This panorama was stitched from 2 overlapping photos.
    14PER-2071-72pan_Caracara-Pass_Alpam...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 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 (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
  • In golden light of sunset, Nevado Santa Cruz Norte (5829 m or 19,120 ft) reflects in Lake Cullicocha (4628 m or 15,174 ft). This was day 8 and camp 8 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-2343-45pan_Lake-Cullicocha_Per...jpg
  • Hikers descend from Caracara Pass into Alpamayo Valley, in Huascaran National Park (UNESCO World Heritage Site), Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. This is day 6 of 10 days trekking around Alpamayo (starting from Vaqueria). This panorama was stitched from 2 overlapping photos.
    14PER-2106-07pan_Caracara-Pass_Alpam...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 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
  • In golden light of sunset, Nevado Santa Cruz Norte (5829 m or 19,120 ft) reflects in Lake Cullicocha (4628 m or 15,174 ft). This was day 8 and camp 8 of 10 days trekking around Alpamayo in Huascaran National Park (UNESCO World Heritage Site), Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America.
    14PER-2354_Lake-Cullicocha_Peru.jpg
  • Hikers descend from Caracara Pass down towards Jancarurish Lake in Alpamayo Valley, in Huascaran National Park (UNESCO World Heritage Site), Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. This is day 6 of 10 days trekking around Alpamayo (starting from Vaqueria).
    14PER-2087-p1_Caracara-Pass_Alpamayo...jpg
  • Slipperwort (Calceolaria) yellow flower in Jancapampa Valley, Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. Day 5 of 10 days trekking around Alpamayo in Huascaran National Park (UNESCO World Heritage Site).
    14PER2-122_Slipperwort_Calceolaria.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: 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
  • In golden light of sunset, Nevado Santa Cruz Norte (5829 m or 19,120 ft) reflects in Lake Cullicocha (4628 m or 15,174 ft). This was day 8 and camp 8 of 10 days trekking around Alpamayo in Huascaran National Park (UNESCO World Heritage Site), Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America.
    14PER-2361_Lake-Cullicocha_Peru.jpg
  • Our cook Juan, with horse, descends from Caracara Pass down into Alpamayo Valley, in Huascaran National Park (UNESCO World Heritage Site), Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. Above the turquoise Jancarurish Lake is the pyramidal peak of Nevado Alpamayo (19,511 ft or 5947 m) in the clouds. This is day 6 of 10 days trekking around Alpamayo (starting from Vaqueria).
    14PER-2104_Caracara-Pass_Alpamayo-Va...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
  • A glacier-covered peak rises above Mayobamba Valley, on day 6 of 10 days trekking in Huascaran National Park (UNESCO World Heritage Site), Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America.
    14PER-2048_Mayobamba-Valley-peak.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 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
  • Mayobamba Valley is seen from Mesapata Pass. Day 6 of 10 days trekking around Alpamayo, in Huascaran National Park (UNESCO World Heritage Site), Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America.
    14PER-2029_Mayobamba-Valley.jpg
  • Day 2 of 9: A tasty lunch plate of chicken, potatoes, boiled egg, olives in a yellow herb sauce, in Huascaran National Park, Peru. Trek 9 days around the Cordillera Huayhuash, in the Andes Mountains, Peru, South America.
    14PER-2827_trekker-lunch-chicken-pot...jpg
  • Golden light of sunset hits Nevado Santa Cruz Norte (5829 m or 19,120 ft). This was day 8 and camp 8 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-2365-67pan_Nevado-Santa-Cruz-N...jpg
  • The turquoise waters of Jancarurish Lake are colored by glacial flour from Nevado Alpamayo (19,511 ft or 5947 m), in Alpamayo Valley, Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. Day 7 of 10 days trekking around Alpamayo, in Huascaran National Park (UNESCO World Heritage Site). This panorama was stitched from 8 overlapping photos.
    14PER-2232-40pan_Jancarurish-Lake_Al...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
  • 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
  • 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
  • A patchwork of farms surrounds Hualcayan village in the Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. This was the last of 10 days trekking around Alpamayo in Huascaran National Park.
    14PER-2467_Hualcayan-farm-plots.jpg
  • On a cold morning, trekkers walk into a big mountain shadow in Alpamayo Valley, Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. Day 8 of 10 days trekking around Alpamayo in Huascaran National Park (UNESCO World Heritage Site).
    14PER-2326_Alpamayo-Valley.jpg
  • This columnar, yellow alpine plant is probably a Lycopodium, a genus of clubmoss (in the class Lycopodiopsida). Photographed near Jancarurish Lake in Alpamayo Valley on day 7 of 10 days trekking around Alpamayo, in Huascaran National Park (UNESCO World Heritage Site), Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America.
    14PER-2300_Lycopodium_clubmoss.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
  • In Alpamayo Valley at 13,860 feet / 4200 meters, we camp with red tents under Nevado Alpamayo (19,511 ft / 5947 m) in the Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. Afternoon of day 7 of 10 days trekking around Alpamayo, in Huascaran National Park (UNESCO World Heritage Site).
    14PER-2302_Alpamayo-Valley.jpg
  • The turquoise waters of Jancarurish Lake are colored by glacial flour from Nevado Alpamayo (19,511 ft or 5947 m), in Alpamayo Valley, Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. Day 7 of 10 days trekking around Alpamayo, in Huascaran National Park (UNESCO World Heritage Site). This panorama was stitched from 6 overlapping photos.
    14PER-2247-52pan_Jancarurish-Lake_Al...jpg
  • 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
  • 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
  • Dante, our trekking guide, is employed by Aventura Quechua of Huaraz, in the Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. The photo is from our last day of 10 days trekking around Alpamayo in Huascaran National Park. For licensing options, please inquire.
    14PER-2484_Dante-guide.jpg
  • The turquoise waters of Jancarurish Lake are colored by glacial flour from Nevado Alpamayo (19,511 ft or 5947 m), in Alpamayo Valley, Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. Day 7 of 10 days trekking around Alpamayo, in Huascaran National Park (UNESCO World Heritage Site).
    14PER-2291_Jancarurish-Lake_Alpamayo...jpg
  • At sunrise, the icy pyramid of Nevado Alpamayo (19,511 ft or 5947 m) is seen from a stream in Alpamayo Valley, in the Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. Day 7 of 10 days trekking around Alpamayo, in Huascaran National Park (UNESCO World Heritage Site). This panorama was stitched from 3 overlapping photos.
    14PER-2159-61pan_Alpamayo-Valley.jpg
  • Pink flowers of Azorella compacta (Yareta or Llareta). Yareta is a tiny, mounding flowering plant in the carrot/parsley family (Apiaceae) native to South America, occurring in the Puna grasslands of the Andes in Peru, Bolivia, northern Chile, and western Argentina between 3200 and 4500 meters altitude. Its evergreen perennial leaves form a beautiful mounding cushion with pink or lavender flowers. Photo is from Mayobamba Valley, on day 6 of 10 days trekking around Alpamayo, in Huascaran National Park (UNESCO World Heritage Site), Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America.
    14PER2-135_Azorella-compacta_Yareta.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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Our cook Juan supports our trek with a saddled horse, in the Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. Day 6 of 10 days trekking around Alpamayo in Huascaran National Park.
    14PER-2028_leading-a-saddled-horse.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
  • 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
  • The icy pyramid of Nevado Alpamayo (19,511 ft or 5947 m) is seen from Alpamayo Valley, in the Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. Day 7 of 10 days trekking around Alpamayo, in Huascaran National Park (UNESCO World Heritage Site).
    14PER-2204_Nevado-Alpamayo.jpg
  • Sunset turns clouds orange and yellow over tents in Alpamayo Valley, Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. The moon rises. Day 6 of 10 days trekking around Alpamayo in Huascaran National Park (UNESCO World Heritage Site).
    14PER-2150_Alpamayo-Valley.jpg
  • Azorella compacta (Yareta or Llareta) is a tiny, mounding flowering plant in the carrot/parsley family (Apiaceae) native to South America, occurring in the Puna grasslands of the Andes in Peru, Bolivia, northern Chile, and western Argentina between 3200 and 4500 meters altitude. Its evergreen perennial leaves form a beautiful mounding cushion with pink or lavender flowers. Photo is from Mayobamba Valley, on day 6 of 10 days trekking around Alpamayo, in Huascaran National Park (UNESCO World Heritage Site), Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America.
    14PER-2031_Azorella-compacta_Yareta.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
  • 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
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