Paron Lake – Parón Artesoncocha Trek

Druation

Full Day

Elevation

Altitud Máxima: 4300 m (Lake Paron)

Recommended season

April - October

Difficulty

Easy
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General information

Es la laguna más grande de Cordillera Blanca. Ubicada al Este de la Ciudad de Caraz, un lugar ideal para la aclimatación y para la recreación de muchos turistas que buscan la aventura en esta parte de la Cordillera Blanca.

Location

Huascaran National Park - Cordillera Blanca.

Average temperature

Between 13° C - 23° C

Tour Price

Paron Lake – Parón Artesoncocha Trek

Price

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Detailed itinerary

Día 01: Huaraz - Lake de Parón 4200 mts - Lake Artesoncocha 4300 mts - Huaraz

Huaraz at (3100m) – Carag city at (2200m) – Lake Paron at (4200m)- Paron base camp at (4200m) Lake Artesoncocha at (4300m) – huaraz. (Trek time: 5 hours (walk up ewalk down) / driving time: 6 hours (go back).

Departure from Huaraz at 7.00 am we will drive along Callejon de Huaylas to the north side of Huaraz until Caraz city, then we continue driving up to the east toward Paron gate until reach Lake Paron at 4200m, where we can do a short break to taken astonishing pictures about this largest, beauty, and blue sky lake surrounded by imposing snowcapped peaks, after that we start hiking up enjoying the stunninglandscape about quenual trees, typical highland vegetation and giant snoWcapped peaks as: mount Chacraraju at 6112m, mount Pisco at 5752m, mount Artesonraju at 6030m, and majestic mount Huandoy on the path we wll see clearly melting glacier, that activity is rising stunning cascades, rivers that ran deep valleys. We will spend 3 hour to walk up until reach lake Artezoncocha at 4300m, where we will spend one hour to have lunch, and enjoy the view, focusing beautiful pictures around us, after that we will came back walking down until parking site about 2 hours, finally we will take our transport to come back Huaraz.

Exclusive services

Includes

  • Qualified official tour guide.
  • Snack.
  • Full first aid kid.
  • Personalized service of “Cordillera Blanca Eco Agency.”
  • Private transport from Huaraz – Paron/ Paron – Huaraz.

Not included

  • Entrance ticket fee to Huascaran National Park 5.00 soles.
  • Alimentation in Huaraz city.
  • Tips.

Recommended Equipment

  • Hiking boots.
  • Sun hat.
  • A camera.
  • Sun glasses UV protection.
  • A day pack about 40 L.
  • Water bottle.
  • Sun scream.
  • Personal first aid kid.
  • Hiking poles.
  • Overcoat clothes.
  • Rain clothes.

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