When the best tourist destinations of South America are counted, Cordillera Blanca of Peru is marked on your fingertips. Cordillera Blanca is nested in amidst of the Andes Mountains splitting the watersheds of eastern and western range of Andes. It is situated in the department of Ancash.
Cordillera Blanca is a wonderful mountain region in Huaraz with snow-capped peaks. It is enclosed by the Huascaran National Park. The whole region of national park includes 269 lakes with deep blue turquoise water, 663 glaciers, 41 rivers and many archaeological sites, which makes it a perfect place for nature lovers. Numerous visitors relish and explore the beauty of Cordillera Blanca by climbing on its snow-capped mountains, skiing or snowboarding. But it is less known that Cordillera Blanca gives more splendid attractions and opportunities when the snow melts.
You can enjoy the summer in Cordillera Blanca with many explorations, and hence, it is called as the paradise for adventure sports. One can enjoy here - mountain trekking, bike riding, climbing and mountaineering. Sometimes trekking in Cordillera Blanca appears as a riddle, because there are many tracks that endow trekking.
Some of the routes have gained enormous attention like the Quebrada Santa Cruz as it is quite admired by the vacationers. This route starts from the Cashapampa and ends in the Quebrada Llanganuco which is on the foot of turquoise-green water of Llanganuco Lake. This hiking takes nearly four to five days. Other well-liked circuits are Quebrada de los Cedros and Quebrada Quilcayhuanca.
Quebrada de los Cedros is the trace that grants guests the opportunity to view the exquisiteness of peaks. It is in the northern of the Huascarán Park and this is about a 6 day hike. Other routes include Quebrada Quilcayhuanca that takes two to three days and Mount Alpamayo, a stunning 12-day hike along the length of the mountaintops.
You can climb the range between the months of May and October. This time is easily accessible for climbers to finish their journey sooner. The towns or the cities located at the edge of mountain provide the tourists with all rescue teams, climbing gears, and guides.
You can also experience the scenic beauty of Peru with the toughness of the biking routes. As the routes are covered by deep slopes and high altitudes, bikers enjoy the most. The famous circuit here is the Llanganuco Lakes that reaches the township of Yungay. Another circuit is the mountain pass way of Punta Olímpica that is 4,800 meters; this route covers the town of Carhuaz in it. If you opt to go on cycling, take the spare parts for bicycle and some warm clothing with you.
As you enjoy the splendid beauty of Cordillera Blanca, you can also feel the sublime and sumptuous loveliness of the local culture and food. Peru supplies one of the premium cuisines in the South America. You can here adore some of the patent recipes along with the melting of snow like Chupe de Camarones which is a soup made of shrimp, juane that is a corn mashed pastry.
You can dip yourself in the taste of numerous sea foods like ceviche, which is a raw fish marinated in lemon juice. As Peru has the Chavin culture, the art and culture here is quite different than other Latin American nations. Peru is an ingenious country in Latin America that shades the culture, art form and tourist spots and welcomes every one that makes it a perfect answer for not only winters, even summers.