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Lagoons around Huaraz

A white car and an orange van parked on a field with view on snow-capped Andean mountains From Lima, we took the night bus up north to the small Andean town of Huaraz. By some of the many small buses serving as public transport in all directions, amazing panoramas can be reached in under one hour of bumpy rides.

A blue mountain lagoon in front of grey rocky mountains and blue sky The same blue lagoon from an elevated point of view and a massive grey rock wall in the background Even better views of blue lagoons like the Laguna Churup above can be achieved via day hikes up the mountains.

Buildings, cars and some people in a wet street with cables overhead A blue-grey mountain lagoon surrounded by dark grey rock and foggy clouds Weather can be hard to predict in the high mountains though and hiking in altitudes well over 4000 meters is noticably harder than at sea level. So sometimes you may end up like us, finding the nice lagoon after a tiring climb in grey clouds, sharp winds and icy rain, catching a cold instead of nice pictures.