Getting to Cordillera Huayhuash
Cordillera
Huayhuash is located in the limit of the Departaments of Ancash, Huanuco
and Lima in the Cordillera de los Andes, 50 km Southeast of Cordillera Blanca,
in the areas of comunities of: Queropalca , Quisuarcancha, Tupac Amaru (Huanuco
Departament) , Uramaza, Huayllapa (Lima Departament), Pacllón and Llámac
(Ancash Departament).
Cordillera Huayhuash reserved zone is open all year round and is administered by the 7 communities in their respective areas. Each one of them charges the fee in the camping areas that belong to the communities.
Llámac: Cuartewain and a part of Jahuacocha camping site
S/. 15.00
Queropalca: Mitucocha and part of Carhuacocha camping sites
S/ 15.00
Quisuarcancha: Part of the Carhuacocha camping site S/.
15.00
Tupac Amaru: Huayhuash camping site S/. 15.00
Uramaza: Visit of Viconga lake and Hot springs S/. 15.00
Huayllapa: Viconga, Guanacpatay, Cutatambo and Huatiaq
camping sites S/ 35.00
Pacllon: Qashpapampa and part of Jahuacocha camping sites
S/ 15.00
In some camping sites where charge there are people who work as camp guards, specially in Huayhuash camping site, where every night two persons work all the night and they accompany you to to the next pass, it is very helpful; also in many camping areas there are improvised latrines.
Access
By land
The most common route is from Lima to Huaraz (3090m), it is about 400 Km, and takes 8 hours, there are daily scheduled busses, from Huaraz you can arrange a private bus to get to the start point of the trek (Cuartewain) or you can take the public bus to Chiquian (110 km) it takes around 3 hours, after take the colectivo to Llamac village (25Km) one and a half hour, from this point will be you trekking start point.
The second alternative route is from Lima to Cajatambo (3376m), it is about 320 Km, getting there takes almost the same time to get to Huaraz, only the first part of the road is paved.
The other route, but less common is from Lima to Huanuco, it is around 410 Km and takes 8 hours, from Huanuco there busses that leave to La Union (189 Km), from La Union, you can arrange for a private car to Queropalca or to Cuartelwain, there are not colectivos.
By air
LC Busre is a company that is offering flights from Lima to Huaraz in small airplanes, the flight lasts only 45 minutes. Getting in Huaraz you most to follow the some suggestions given above.
