Laguna Llaca

=> trekking to the base of Glacier Ranrapalca incuded.

Keywords: Trekking, Trekking Peru, Trekking Ancash, Trekking Huaraz, Trekking Cordillera Blanca lakes, glacier, high-altitude, medium, 1-day,

Trek Summary

Difficulty:   Medium
Distance:   9.3 km (1-way) from junction to foot of Ranrapalca Glacier
Ascent:      2.5 - 3.5 hours
Descent:    2 - 2.5 hours
Elevations:  *Lazy Dog Junction (start) - 3,711m  *Laguna  Llaca - 4,474m
*Glacier Ranrapalca (foot) 4,476m
NOTE: acclimatisation required

Resources

Blog posts & Articles

Ranrapalca Glacier & Laguna Llaca Akilpo (Adventure Travel Agency)

Photos & Videos

Coordinates

Trail start: 9°29'40.8"S  77°28'43.7"W    OR    -9.494667, -77.478889

Trekking route as recorded by Marcell Claassen (Screen grab from Wikiloc.com)
From "Lazy Dog" junction to the Glacier.