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Manu Lodge
A remote rainforest haven deep in Manu National Park, offering immersive wildlife encounters, world-class birding, and guided excursions to macaw clay licks and pristine oxbow lakes.
Read MoreTrek Camp Hatun Cuyoc (TBD)
Camp in the alpine pastures of Hatun Cuyoc (4350m), a wide grazing basin beneath the Puscanturpa nevados after the Trapecio Punta crossing.
Read MoreTrek Camp Matacancha (TBD)
The first trek camp is installed at Matacancha (4170m), where the full-support camping life of the circuit begins: a 3-place tent for two, a kitchen tent, a mess tent, a thick foam mattress and a hot-water basin. From here the itinerant trek around the Cordillera Huayhuash starts in earnest the next morning.
Read MoreHotel Churup
Check-in at a hotel in Huaraz after the return from the Cordillera Huayhuash — the first night under a roof since Matacancha. A hot shower marks the end of the trek proper.
Read MoreLa Casita de mi Abuela
Check-in at a simple inn in Mancos with a private bathroom, where the group has breakfast before continuing up-valley. The inn is the base for the acclimatization days around the Cordillera Blanca foothills.
Read MoreBoat Trip at Pucusana
At Pucusana, a fishing port on the coast near Lima, the group heads out by boat into the marine surroundings. It is a change of rhythm after the wetland — open water, rocky shoreline, and the birds that live where the land meets the Pacific. The outing stays unhurried, needing nothing more than attention and a steady pair of binoculars.
Read MoreVisit to the Archaeological and Historical Museum of Mancos
A visit to the archaeological and historical museum of Mancos, which sets the region's pre-Hispanic and colonial past against the mountain landscape that surrounds the village. The visit rounds out the day's first contact with the Cordillera Blanca before dinner and the first night at altitude.
Read MoreFree Time in the Miraflores District and Artisan Market
Depending on the flight schedule, there is free time in Lima to walk the Miraflores district, near the ocean, and to visit its artisan market. It is a quiet last morning in the city before the flight to Paris, with the option of a final stroll along the coast.
Read MoreEarth Offering at Mamapampa
Before the first walk, the group takes part in an offering to the earth at Mamapampa, a rural community at the foot of Huascarán. It is a quiet Andean gesture of respect for the land the trek is about to cross, and it marks the real beginning of the mountain part of the journey.
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