Day 1: Huaraz (3100 m) - Privat transport towards the valley Santa River - Village Yungay drinving via Quebrada Llanganuco - Cruze Cebollapampa (3850 m) - Trekking Hike to Laguna 69 (4650 m) - Return to Huaraz

Laguna 69 has been called the most famous and well known lake in the Cordillera Blanca. Our trail winds through picturesque montane forests and a somewhat marshy area, always alongside a steep and daunting ridge. Behind us, the fortress-like peak of the ice giant Huascarán looms. Winding trails lead us past several wild foaming waterfalls to the lake. Laguna 69 is flanked by glacial moraines. Immediately above the deep blue surface of the lake, we see the steep ice walls of Chacraraju, one of the most beautiful, but also most difficult of the 6000 peaks in the Cordillera Blanca. After rest and pictures, we return to Huaraz.