Caminata a Santa Cruz 2026

ITINERARY:

Day 1 Huaraz (3,090 m) / Cashapampa / Llamacorral (3,760 m)

Pick up from your hotel and transfer in our transport to the north of the city of Huaraz passing through the towns of Carhuaz, Yungay, Caraz, then we will arrive at Cashapampa 2,900 m from this place we will begin our walk to the Llamacorral camp 3,760 m (D, A, C)

Elevation gain: + 860 m (duration 3/4 hours approx.)

Day 2 Llamacorral / Taullipampa (4,250 m)

We will continue our walk through the wide and flat Santa Cruz ravine, passing through the ichiccocha and hatuncocha lagoons, from Quisuar we will start a side walk towards the Alpamayo base camp until we reach the Arhuaycocha lagoon where we will have splendid views of Quitaraju 6,040 m, Alpamayo 5,947 m, Artezonraju 6,025 m and others, to later cross to our camp in Taullipampa 4,250 m (B, L, D)

Elevation gain: + 490 m (duration 4/5 hours approx.)

Day 3 Taullipampa / Punta Union Pass (4,750 m) / Cachinapampa (3,600 m)

We will begin to climb to the Punta Unión pass 4,750 m from this point we will appreciate a large part of the Cordillera Blanca and Negra then we will begin to descend to the Huaripampa ravine until we reach our camp in cachinapampa 3,600 m (B, A, D)

Elevation gain: + 500 m / – 1,150 m (duration 6/7 hours approx.)

Day 4 Cachinapampa/ Vaqueria (3,500 m) / Portachuelo (4,767 m) / Huaraz

We will continue descending to the small town of Huaripampa, and we will go up to the town of Vaquería and then with our transport return to Huaraz, we will ascend to the Portachuelo de Llanganuco pass 4,765 m, in this place we will have a very splendid panoramic view of the snowy Huascarán, Chopicalqui, Huandoy, Pisco and Chacraraju, and then return to Huaraz (B, L)

(Duration 3 hours of walking and 4/5 hours in transport)