How about the Huascaran National Park, can you help me?

Question

My brother will soon be traveling to Peru and he is much into Mountain Climbing, he wants this to be in Huaraz, Peru. Any info you may provide as to how to get there, where to hire the services, which are the highest mountains, daily living cost and lodging. He also requires info on White Waters kayaking with high difficulty as he is well experienced.

Your help will be highly appreciated.

Thank you

Answer 1

YOu can fly or take a bus from LIma, there are many tour operators in Huarez, so he should wait and book his trip when he's there

Answer 2

Hello! All the information provided before is great, like an encyclopedia!

But I recommend your brother to contact a travel agency in Peru, so that he can get actual information about prices and tours.

I worked in Peru few years ago in two travel agencies, and I can recommend the following:

Condor Travel www.condortravel.com

Lima Tours www.limatours.com.pe

PTB (Peru Travel Bureu) www.ptb.com.pe

Enjoy Peru www.enjoyperu.com (this one has a toll free in the U.S.)

All have English speaking staff, and I highly recommend them (service and price)

Answer 3

The Huascaran National Park was established on July, 1st 1975, through Law (D.S.) N 0622-75-AG. UNESCO recognized it as Natural Inheritance of the Humanity in 1985 and as a center of the Reserve of Biosphere in 1977. This park includes the Cordillera Blanca, the highest Tropical chain of mountains in the world, and is located in the department of Ancash, provinces of Huaylas, Yungay, Carhuaz, Huaraz, Recuay, Bolognesi, Pomabamba, Huari, Mariscal Luzuriaga and Asunción. It has a surface of 340,000 hectares.

Dry season is April to November.

The highest snow-covered mountain is here (whose name is also Huascarán and is 6,768 meters tall).

CORDILLERA BLANCA

Natural Heritage of Peru

Established in 1975, the Parque Nacional Huascarán contains all the Cordillera Blanca (with the exception of the distant Nevado Champará in its extreme north), the highest range of the Peruvian Andes and the highest range in the world's tropical zone. Its total area is approximately 1300 square miles (340,000 hectares), roughly 110 miles (180 km) north-south, and an average of only 12 miles (20 kin) east-west. Within its boundaries are thirty mountains above 6000 meters (19686 ft) above sea level (fifteen are above 20,000 feet, 6096 meters), crowned by Nevado Huascarán itself at 22205 feet (6768 m). ("Nevado" means snow-covered peak.) There are another thirty peaks above 18500 feet (5640 in), as well as hundreds of glacial lakes, rivers, and waterfalls, and an abundance of flora and fauna.

Answer 4

From the www.peru.info site

Useful Information :

Location:

Ancash, province of Chiquián (3200 masl / 10499 fasl).



Weather:

Semi-dry and cold, rain from December to March. . Average temperature: 14ºC (57ºF).



Best season:

from May to September.

Routes:

By road: Lima - Huaraz (400 km / 249 miles): 8 h.

Description:

The highest tropical mountain range in the world and Peruvian capital of mountain climbing. There are 663 glaciers, such as the Huascarán (6768 meters / 22205 feet), Huandoy (6395 meters / 20981 feet) and Alpamayo (5947 meters / 19511 feet), in the HuascaránNational Park. Good access, climate and close to villages where you can find guides, porters and rescue services. A favorite among European climbers. Minimum time: 2 days. .

Here are some links that might be of help, they are in Spanish though!

Asociación de Guías de Montaña del Perú AGMP  (Peruvian Moutaneering Guides Asociation)

www.casadeguias.com.pe

Deca Magazine

Revista peruana de Deporte Extremo y Cultura Alterna .

http://www.decamagazine.com

Asociación Caminos Peru

Asociación de Deportes de Aventura Caminos Peru

http://www.caminosperu.org

Asociación de Deportes de Montaña Aire Puro

Trekking, Excursiones, Andinismo en Perú. Asociacion de Deportes de Montaña AirePuro. Organizado por de Alumnos, Egresados y Graduados de la Universidad Católica de PERU

http://www.airepuro.org

Hope this helped.