Churup Lake This is a good acclimatization walk. Travelling from Huaraz to Pitec ( 3850m ) there are attractive farming settlements at Unchus and Llupa. From Pitec there is a steady climb to Laguna Churup ( 4440m ) - a beautiful turquoise lake beneath Nevado Churup ( 5495m ). It is a strenuous hike with scrambling up a steep rock gully for the last 100m to the lake. It takes about 5 - 6 hours for the return walk from Pitec to the lake. |
Nevado Churup ( 5495m ) on the approach to Churup Lake |
Churup Lake beneath Nevado Churup ( 5495m ) |
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