Cordillera Huayhuash

The Cordillera Huayhuash are a group  a compact but spectacular group of mountains of 30 Km long, located to the North of the Cordillera Huayhuash to 360 Km from Lima in the Peruvian Andes, its coordinates is: 10°16′S 76°54′W. In this mountain range are located tens of  snow covered peaks, reaching its highest point in Yerupajá mountain 6634m, the second highest peak in the Peruvian Andes after of Huascaran, or Siulá Grande, mountain where took place the most amazing adventure story of Joe Sympnson that took him to write his book “Touching the void ” and later the story was taken to the movie too,  with the same title.

Of the melting of the ices and snows of the mountain range born beautiful lakes, rivers and streams that flow to the Pacific and Atlantic Ocean, among these lakes are: Jahuacocha, Carhuacocha, Mitucocha, Etc.

Also in the Cordillera Huayhuash is located the trekking circuit of the same name, considered among the 10 best trekking tours in the world, in addition nowadays because many dirty roads have been built, there are many alternative routes to the classic circuit, helping in this way visiting the Cordillera Huayhuash in less days.

Previously this mountain range didn’t belong to any protected area t system to 2002, year that was declared as a Reserved Area by Peruvian government, and these days the communities situated around the mountain range and who are owners of these lands are working to convert their lands in private protected areas managed by them.