Base Camp Yanapacca
Know before you go
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- At 4820 m elevation the air is thin and nights turn cold — pack warm layers and pace yourself.
Location
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What’s nearby
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🏞️ Attractions
Yanarrajo (possibly from Quechua yana black, rahu snow, ice, mountain with snow, "black snow peak" is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 5,055 metres high. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Yungay Province, in the districts Yanama and Yungay. Yanarrajo lies in the Huascarán National Park, south-west of Yanapaccha, near the Llanganuco Lakes.
Yanapaccha es una montaña de la Cordillera Blanca en los Andes del Perú y su elevación es de 5460 metros de altura.

El Chacraraju o Chacaraju es una montaña de la Cordillera Blanca, que forma parte de los Andes Peruanos. Está formada por dos cimas. La más alta, la oeste o Chacraraju oeste, tiene 6.108 m s. n. m. y la este o Chacraraju este tiene 6.001 m. Se encuentra en el parque nacional Huascarán.


Lake Parón is the largest lake in the Cordillera Blanca, on the Peruvian Andes, 32 km E from the city Caraz, originally at 4,185 m (13,730 ft) asl, now at 4,155 m (13,632 ft) asl. It is nested in and surrounded by several snow peaks such as Aguja I 5,840 m (19,160 ft), Aguja II 5,888 m (19,318 ft), Aguja III 5,775 m (18,947 ft), Caraz I 6,025 m (19,767 ft), Qaras II 6,020 m (19,750 ft), Qaras III
🛒 Amenities & services
🛒 Groceries
- Convenience
- pan + frutas
🍽️ Food & drink
- Puriy Marka Coffie - Restaurant
- Choclo con Queso
➕ Medical
- Puesto de Salud Yerba Buena
- Chinguil
🚰 Drinking water
- Drinking water
🚻 Toilets & showers
- Public toilets
🎾 Sports
- Multi
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