The 180km long and 20km wide Cordillera Blanca, or ‘White Range’ is so called because of its numerous perennially ice-capped peaks and glaciers. It is the world’s highest tropical mountain range and has the greatest number of summits over 6000m outside the Himalayas, including Peru’s highest peak, Mount Huascaran (6768m).
The experience of the Cordillera Blanca is one of dramatic mountain panoramas, with countless breathtaking views of towering glaciered white peaks, including the stunning Mount Alpamayo (5947m), Chopicalqui (6354m) and Huandoy (6395m). Add to these wonders pristine glacial lakes in an astonishing variety of colour and size, and deep green valleys rich with exotic tropical plants, and you have one of the most magnificent parts of South America.

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By land
From Lima:
Recommended bus companies are Movil Tours and Cruz del Sur.
Buses heading to Huaraz usually leave Lima in the evening, but the company Movil Tours also has morning and afternoon departures.
The journey lasts around 8 hours.

From Trujillo:
The bus companies Movil Tours and Linea have evening departures.
The journey lasts around 9 hours.

From Chimbote via the Canyon del Pato:
The bus company Yungay express has a morning departure.

There are three ways of reaching Huaraz from the coast:

1.      Lima - Pativilca - Huaraz: deviation in km 200 - approx. 8 hours
2.      Lima - Casma - Huaraz: deviation in the km 369 - approx. 9 hours
3.      Chimbote - Huallanca - Huaraz: deviation in the km 425 - approx. 7 hours

By air
There is a regional airline, LC Burse, with daily morning flights from Jorge Chavez airport in Lima to Arias Graziani Airport Shuttle in Carhuaz, Anta. The flight takes approximately 50 minutes.

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Marie T.

Jul 9, 2011

This is undoubtedly the most stunning mountain range in Peru and also probably in the whole of South America! There are varied ways to enjoy the stunning scenery: trekking, mountaineering, mountain biking, horse riding, sightseeing tours, etc. There are activities suited to all types of visitors, the possibilities are truly endless. The perennially snow-caped peaks and jewelled glacial lakes are truly spectacular, and the region is very accessible making it possible to see stunning scenery even on a simple sightseeing tour. For those seeking adventures, there is truly no better place to be.

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Magdalena W.

Dec 18, 2011

One of the best places I've ever been to!!! You can spend there as many days as you need, just going further and further! You can choose many routes and then just follow them with your arierro or without. You can see changing climate zones, glaciers, rare flowers and a lot of great nature! Highly recommend that!

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Dick C.

Jul 25, 2011

The most wonderful place that I have ever visited, it has beautiful mountains. The best place to explore, so everything is cheap with excellent service. I advice Huaraz from PERU, specially to climbing mountains and adventure sports as mountain bike, rafting, kayak, etc

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Jiří E.

Jul 24, 2011

IMHO the best and most beautiful place in Peru. Who like mountains will love Cordillera Blanca. And it's not so much "touristic" as Machu Picchu which I appreciated, too. Huaraz is a good place to explore Cordillera Blanca.

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