Huaraz Guest Houses - Reviews and Rates

Following a very uncomfortable bus ride we arrived in Lima. We ended up spending about 6days here in total and were not overly impressed. We felt its just another big city... Though we did get to catch up a couple of times with a friend from the Machu Picchu trek which was good fun. She is living in Lima and took us to a few local places she kno...

Nous arrivons vers 6h30 a Huaraz (3091 m). Nous cherchons notre hôte de Couchsurfing mais sa maison est pleine, nous allons chez un second. Alex est gérant d'une agence de trek. Il nous offre le trek de Santa Cruz a moitie prix (60 euros par personne pour 4 jours, les mules, la nourriture, le guide...). Je passe ma journée chez lui a lire et a m...

After returning from our lengthy trek in Santa Cruz, we spent most of the day doing laundry in the sink (our clothes) and washing all the strange insects out of our tent )in the bathtub.) I got to dry our clothes the old fashioned way (aka the only way available around here) by hanging them up on the terrace of our guesthouse. That´s where the d...

Nathan and I are spending a minute in Huaraz taking it easy and making sure we acclimatize okay. Sorroche (altitude sickness) is no joke, and we want to make sure we´re in good shape for our upcoming treks. I can´t say enough about this little town, we´re really having a great time and enjoying all the culture here. There´s certainly a stronger ...

Diese wunderschoenen Ananasgewaechse haben wir uns in einer Tagestour angeschaut. Sie bluehen nur einmal, dann sterben sie ab. In einer absolut trockenen Landschaft in der suedlichen Cordillera Blanca. Leider durften wir aufgrund von Unruhen zwischen dem Nationalpark und der Regierung nicht alle uns anschauen. Aber trotzdem ein eigenes Kapitel w...

For the full story of our mountain adventure and his altitude sickness in Huaraz I refer you to jb´s journal below http://www.travelblog.org/South-America /Peru/Huaraz/blog-115 824.html I will only add some extra photos and other details.... In truth we were lucky to make it down off Mount Churup without any injuries. As the four of us slid down...

Am 6. April sind wir nach 1600 Kilometer und 24 Stunden voellig erschoepft in Huaraz angekommen. Diese Stadt liegt Nordoestlich von Lima in den Kordilleren auf 3000 meter Hoehe. Um die Stadt herum liegen einige 6000er und auch der hoechste Berg Perus. Ausserdem wurde diese Region 1970 von einen sehr starken Erdbeben getroffen und die Stadt Huara...

After spending the last month scooting between the dusty town of Puerto Malabrigo and the Trujillian beach resort of Huanchaco on bandito patrolled roads, the famous (well, sort of) Chicama Left provided my friends and I with some of the longest, leg burning waves we will probably ride. This year anyway... I have lots of stories about this place...

Chavin is a day trip from Huaraz and we heard that it's worth the trip. We joined a group which also included Peruvian folks and negotiated the prices with the agency. Since we were on a budget we made sure to ask if there are any other costs and were told "No". We asked again (maybe he didn't understand us). "No". The local folks asked. Flat ou...