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Klappentext Guide to Peru's Cordillera Blanca and Cordillera Huayhuash for hikers, cycle-tourists and mountain bikers. Includes 60 detailed route maps and guides to Lima, Huaraz and 5 other gateway towns.Guide to Peru's Cordillera Blanca and Cordillera Huayhuash for hikers, cycle-tourists and mountain bikers. Includes 60 detailed route maps and guides to Lima, Huaraz and 5 other gateway towns. INTRODUCTION Itineraries 9 - When to go 16 PART 1: PLANNING YOUR TRIP Guided or independent? Arrieros 19 - Agencies 19 Getting there To Peru 20 - From Lima to the trails 20 Budgeting Accommodation 21 - Food 21 - Transport 21 What to take Clothing 22 - Equipment 23 - Maps 24 - Recommended reading 24 Health precautions, inoculations and insurance Fitness 25 - Health 25 - Inoculations 26 - High altitude travel 26 - Insurance 26 PART 2: PERU & THE CORDILLERAS BLANCA & HUAYHUASH Facts about the region History of the Cordilleras 27 - Modern Peru 29 - Flora 30 - Parque Nacional Huascaran 31 Fauna 32 Practical information for the visitor Documents and visas 33 - Money 33 - Local transport 33 - Food 34 - Safety 38 Other information 38 PART 3: MINIMUM IMPACT HIKING, HEALTH & SAFETY Minimum impact hiking and biking Environmental impact 39 - Economic impact 41 - Cultural impact 41 Health and safety in the mountains Safety while trekking 43 - Health in the mountains 43 PART 4: CITY AND TOWN GUIDES Lima 45 - Huaraz 52 - Caraz 62 - Carhuaz 64 - Chavin 66 - Chiquian 68 - Pomabamba 69 Yungay 70 - Yanama 71 - Chacas 71 - Huari 72 - San Marcos 72 PART 5: HIKING ROUTES & MAPS Using this guide 73 - Trekking route map key 7 Northern Cordillera Blanca Alpamayo Basecamp 74 - Santa Cruz 88 - Santa Cruz-Alpamayo Circuit (Linking section) 99 Ulta-Yanama 104 - Laguna 69 107 - Artesonraju Basecamp 109 Hikes near Huaraz Laguna Lejiacocha 111 - Akilpo-Ishinca 112 - Quebrada and Laguna Ishinca 116 Laguna Wilcacocha 119 Quebradas above Huaraz Laguna Churup 121 - Laguna Shallap 121 - Quilcayhuanca-Cojup 123 Conchucos Chacas-Huari 128 - Quebrada Rurichinchay 132 - Quebrada Rurec (Conchucos) 133 Quebrada Carhuascancha 137 Southern Cordillera Blanca Olleros-Chavin 143 - Quebrada Rurec (Huaylas) 146 - Quebrada Raria 148 Cordillera Huayhuash Huayhuash Circuit 152 PART 6: CYCLE TOURING Introduction Practical information 175 - Transport 175 - Spares 176 - Renting 176 Routes Day rides near Huaraz 178 - (Huaraz Ruins Loop 178 - Negra Acclimatization Loop 179 Blanca Acclimatization Loop 183 - Santo Toribio Circuit 184 - Laguna Llaca 185) Huascaran Circuit 186 - Huayhuash and Puya Raimondii Loop 192 - Cordillera Blanca Circuit 197 Laguna Paron 209 - Winchus Loop 210 PART 7: MOUNTAIN BIKING Introduction Mountain biking agencies 214 - Bike setup 215 Routes Pitec Descent 215 - Negra Downhill 218 - Bikepacking the Huayhuash 218 Cross country routes near Huaraz 219 - (Laguna Rajucolta 219 - Quebrada Quilcayhuanca 219 Quebrada Ishinca 220 - Other downhill rides 220) APPENDICES A: Spanish words and phrases 221 - B: Glossary 225 - C: GPS waypoints 228 INDEX ...
