Laguna Purhuay

Trail description

A 7.8 km climb of about 660 m from the edge of Huari in the Conchucos valley to Laguna Purhuay, a lake about 3 km long at around 3,500 m in Huascaran National Park. A good path runs up from Acopalca, and a trail around the lake passes quenual trees, many hummingbirds and the pre-Inca ruins of Llamacorral. There is no entry fee for the lake.

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