While planning our trip back in 2008 and early 2009, we lost the ability to plan much beyond Argentina, Chile and early 2010. So for the last few months we’ve been doing our planning just prior to our next destination. So, when we were trying to decide what we should do after Lima, we were slightly surprised to find the Cordillera Blanca (for some readers, this may be blasphemous). We never knew that Peru had a range of such impressive peaks. So we got overnight tickets to Huaraz.
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Upon arrival, we were blown away by the shear size and beauty of the mountains. They towered over top with brilliant white peaks. It was not short of breathtaking. The Cordillera Blanca have the largest concentration of glaciers in the tropics as well as the tallest peak (Huascaran).
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We didn’t have too much time in the Cordillera Blanca, so we set out to hike the popular trail to Laguna 69. After nearly 2 hours in a car, we arrived at the trailhead with our guide. The trail starts at just shy of 4,000 meters above sea level (13,000 feet) and ends at 4,600 meters (15,000 feet).
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