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Santa Cruz Hike – Corderilla Blanca – PERU

25/6/2019 – 28/6/2019    Vaqueria – Quebrada de Paria – Taulipampa – Llamacorral – Cashapampa

                                             Santa Cruz Hike, Corderilla Blanca, PERU

Distance: 82km   Total Ascent: 8,500m   Total Descent: 9,300m   Time: 25 hours

(Inaccurate distance & ascent/descents due to gps reception errors during day 3)

Participants: Stephen Davies (Photos), Sue Davies (Report), Elva Marcos Campos (guide), Emilio Gloria Arevalo (cook) Javier valdivia Melo (donkey driver)

This is a popular walk in the Corderilla Blanca and can be organised through several trekking companies or walked independently. There are buses that travel to the trailhead. This is a stunning mountainous area of Peru yet it is in the tropics about 9 degrees south of the equator. 

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