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Hike · Cashapampa

Santa Cruz Trek

Distance
37.8 mi
Vertical
5,489 ft
Summit
15,587 ft
Difficulty
Very strenuous

The Santa Cruz Trek is the classic introduction to the Cordillera Blanca — a three-to-four-day traverse through the heart of Huascarán National Park and one of the most scenic multi-day hikes in South America. Most parties walk it north to south, from Cashapampa to Vaquería (or…

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The Santa Cruz trail winds through the Quebrada Santa Cruz beneath the glaciated peaks of the Cordillera Blanca
Lidsay Brito · CC BY-SA 4.0
Turquoise Laguna Taullicocha cradled below snow-draped summits, seen from the Punta Unión pass
Lidsay Brito · CC BY-SA 4.0
Glaciers and jagged summits of the Cordillera Blanca at the Punta Unión pass
Candy Lopez · CC BY-SA 4.0
Nevado Taulliraju rising above its hanging glacier along the Santa Cruz valley
Lidsay Brito · CC BY-SA 4.0

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