Tailor-made travel itineraries for Peru, created by local experts
Tailor-made trips for Peru
The Rough Guides to Peru and related travel guides
In-depth, easy-to-use travel guides filled with expert advice.
written by
Keith Drew
updated 26.04.2021
Immediately to the south of Las Lagunas de Llanganuco is the unmistakeable sight of Huascarán, whose imposing ice-cap tempts many people to make the difficult climb of 3km to the top. Surrounding Huascarán are scores of lesser, glaciated mountains that stretch for almost 200km and divide the Amazon Basin from the Pacific watershed.
