Why this ride
A named mountain-road corridor with sustained elevation change and pass scenery. It links naturally to Huascaran National Park.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Llanganuco Lakes Road
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 215 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 3 h 53
- Journey
- Recorded itinerary
Distance and timing basis
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Editorial context
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Access context
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Seasonal context
May-Sep
Scenic road chapters
Peru Huascaran Circuit
Expect company on a summer weekend. Early is better than fast. For 18 km this is Peru Huascaran Circuit, a road with a name of its own and a reason for it.
Chapter facts
- Length
- 18 km
- Named road
- Peru Huascaran Circuit
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Caraz
Caraz is a small, sunny town at the northern end of the Callejón de Huaylas, the long valley that runs between the Cordillera Blanca and the lower Cordillera Negra, and it is one of the pleasantest bases in the Peruvian Andes. The town sits at about 2,250 metres, where the air is mild and the sky usually clear, and its low houses and quiet plaza look up to a wall of snow peaks, among them Huandoy and Huascarán, both above six thousand metres. The Santa River runs through the valley, and orchards and fields cover the lower slopes.
Read the complete Caraz write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
Caraz sits at 0 km, early in the day. Next is Llanganuco.
2. Llanganuco
The Llanganuco lakes, Chinancocha and Orconcocha, lie in a steep glacial valley in Huascarán National Park at about 3,850 metres, and their colour, a deep, shining turquoise, is one of the great sights of the Peruvian Andes. Sheer walls of granite and ice rise on all sides, with the twin peaks of Huascarán, the highest mountain in Peru, to the south and the pyramid of Pisco and the massive Huandoy to the north. The names come from Quechua, and they are often explained as the female and male lakes, with Chinancocha the lower and more tranquil of the pair.
Read the complete Llanganuco write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
Llanganuco comes up 108 km in. Next is Huaraz.
3. Huaraz
Huaraz sits at about three thousand metres in the Callejon de Huaylas, a long, high valley between the Cordillera Blanca and the Cordillera Negra in the Peruvian Andes. The Cordillera Blanca rises along the east side, white with glaciers, and holds the highest tropical mountains in the world, including Huascaran, which at 6,768 metres is the highest peak in Peru. On a clear morning the whole range shows over the roofs of the town, an almost unreal wall of ice. Huaraz was largely destroyed in the great earthquake of 1970, which killed tens of thousands across the region and buried the nearby town of Yungay under an avalanche from Huascaran. The modern town is mostly new, a busy, practical place for trekkers and climbers.
Read the complete Huaraz write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
215 km in you reach Huaraz.
Recorded source links
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