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ANDAGUA VOLCANOES VALLEY TOUR AND TREK 3 DAYS

3 days / 2 nights  

This tour with treks not so difficult has been specially designed for people who do not want to find tourists, who want to see the atypical nature, not the typical one with trees and all green.
We will visit some of the places that concentrate the largest amount of Petroglyphs in the world 5000 volcanic stones with anthropomorphic and zoomorphic representations : Toromuerto Petroglyphs.
We will approach one of the highest volcanoes in Peru that is the Coropuna, this colossus is also a snow cap that was considered sacred in the time of the Incas.
Here in the valley of the volcanoes you will find more than 80 dwarf volcanoes, the highest is 350 meters high named Pucamauras.
During the visit you can touch the dry lava and remains of eruption of the Quaternary era. And you can admire giant cactus.
Here we can see small archaeological remains, and also a beautiful spring that is considered the largest spring in the world where the pink otter lives: Mamacocha lagoon

 

DAY 1: AREQUIPA -  VOLCANOES VALLEY - AYO
5 am Departure from the city of Arequipa from your hotel to the Valle de los volcanes (Andagua 3600 m.) Travel time 8 hours.
We stopped at the town of Corire to have breakfast.
Then we continue until we reach Querullpa to visit the footprints of Dinosaurs. Here We walk for about an hour.
We had lunch.
Then we continue with the trip, on the way we can make all stops with excellent views of mountains and high desert and especially take photos of the Coropuna snow.
On the way we can see llamas, alpacas, vicuñas.
We arrive at the village of Andagua, 3700 meters above sea level at 2 pm.
And we descend with the transport until the village of Ayo 1956 msnm.
Here we had dinner and spent the night in Casa de Inhabitants.
From Arequipa to Andagua 367 km
From Andagua to Ayo there are 38 km

DAY 2: AYO -MAMACOCCHA -ANDAGUA
5 am: We visit the archaeological remains of Maucallacta.
6:30 am, we take breakfast and then we visit the biggest spring in South America: Laguna de Mamacocha, we walk 3 hours approximately.
Then with the transport we return to the village of Andagua 3600 masl, Lunch.
Then we walk to the viewpoint and archaeological remains of Antaymarca for about an hour from where you can appreciate the volcanoes valley  that are more than 80 dwarf volcanoes. From here you can see many dwarf volcanoes, a unique lunar landscape in South America.
We also visited the Shankillay Waterfall and walked one hour.
We also ascend to one of the dwarf volcanoes until we reach the dome for one hour.
An interesting walk. This walk is from 3700 meters above sea level to 4000 meters above sea level.
This trek is interesting since we are climbing one of the few dwarf volcanoes in the whole world.

Dinner
We spend the night in the house of inhabitants

DAY 3: VALLE DE MAJES - AREQUIPA
Upon returning, we passed through the town of Machahuay and Viraco, in one of these villages we walked for about an hour.
Lunch in the valley of Majes
And before continuing to the city of Arequipa we visited Toromuerto's petroglyphs for an hour on foot.
We arrived at the city of Arequipa at 6 pm

ANDAGUA VOLCANOES VALLEY TOUR AND TREK   INCLUDES:
-Guide
4x4 transport
-Oxygen bath
-Feeding
-Accommodation
-Entrance to the valley of the volcanoes
-Satelital phone in case of emergencies
-First aid kit
ANDAGUA VOLCANOES VALLEY TOUR AND TREK  NOT INCLUDED:
- Water: during the tour you can buy bottles of water in some places, the guide will tell you where and also the guide will tell you where you can purify the water.
-Project for guide and driver

WHAT BRING ?
Flash light
Sunscreen
Insect repellent
Towels, shampoo, soap, toilet paper
Snacks or sandwiches
Water, you can buy in the village and use purifier
Hat or hat
Personal medications
Trek sticks
And the most important
ENTHUSIASM

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
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