Huaraz: Pastoruri Glacier - Day Tour

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Huaraz: Pastoruri Glacier - Day Tour - Ice and Adventure

By IZI PERU

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Get up close and personal with the spectacular Glaciar Pastouri on this thrilling expedition.

This one-day adventure takes you to the heart of the Cordillera Blanca to witness the impressive glacier up close. Hike through pristine Andean landscapes, catch stunning views, and have the opportunity to explore this remarkable natural wonder. Glaciar Pastouri offers a day filled with awe and adventure in the high-altitude realms of Peru.

Activity location

Huaraz
- Huaraz, Ancash, Peru

Meeting/Redemption Point

Huaraz
- Huaraz, Ancash, Peru

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Guide (Spanish)
Pick-up and Drop Off
Transport in the tour vehicle
Food and drinks
Entrance park fees

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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Activity itinerary

Huaraz

Unforgettable adventure tours south of Huaraz to the snow-capped Pastoruri and observe beautiful landscapes of the Cordillera Blanca. We will pass through picturesque towns of: Recuay (3,422 metres above sea level), Ticapampa (3,456 metres above sea level) and Catac (3,466 metres above sea level), where we will stop for a coca tea against soroche. the first place to visit the source of carbonated waters natural

Huaraz

Continuing with the tour, we will take a detour from the paved road towards the Pachacoto Gorge, we arrive at the PATOCOCHA lagoon, an area where wild ducks of different varieties live, we will see the spring of gasified waters of PUMAPAMPA also known as the “source of the youth”, a little lake of 7 colours called UMAPASHIMIN. We will find the most representative plants in the Peruvian Andes, measuring up to 12 metres and living for approximately 100 years

Pastoruri Glacier

We will make a brief stop to see the Puya Raimondi, a representative plant of the Andes, it can grow up to 12 metres high, produces clusters of up to 8 thousand flowers and lives up to 100 years, but once it blooms it dies. We will observe murals of cave paintings.

Pastoruri Glacier

We will take a walk of approximately 1 hour (one way) until we reach the snowy Pastoruri (5,000 metres above sea level).We will tour its large ice walls that give us an understanding of the atrocious retreat of the glaciers due to the global warming of our planet and obtain impressive views of the mountain landscape that surrounds this place. In this place you can enjoy contact with the snow and frozen lagoon.

Huaraz

After lunch in Catac we return to Huaraz

Location

Activity location

Huaraz
- Huaraz, Ancash, Peru

Meeting/Redemption Point

Huaraz
- Huaraz, Ancash, Peru

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