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MOCHE Expeditions
Huaraz/Chavin Trek
Itinerary 2007
July 31st – August 8th
MOCHE is a nonprofit organization.
Fees for tours and treks are tax deductable and all proceeds go directly toward community-defined development projects and heritage protection efforts in Peru.
Day 1, Tuesday, July 31st: Huanchaco
The trekking party will assemble in Huanchaco, a small fishing village on the north coast of Peru, just outside of Trujillo. We will have a group dinner on Tuesday evening to get acquainted with one another and discuss the expedition ahead. We will stay the night at the Hostal Huankarute in Huanchaco.
Day 2, Wednesday, August 1st: Huanchaco-Huaraz
After breakfast, the group will board a bus in Trujillo in route to Huaraz, approximately 8 hours. We will have lunch in on the road. Arriving at Huaraz, we then travel by combi, a.k.a. peruvian mini-van, 45 minutes to the WayInn Lodge at 3712 meters, 12,175 feet. It is just above the city of Huaraz, elevation 3080 meters, 10,100 feet. Dinner will be waiting for us upon arrival.
Day 3, Thursday, August 2nd: Huaraz
The group will have breakfast at the California Café in Huaraz. After breakfast there are no scheduled activities. This will be a “free day” for sight seeing, shopping, hiking, or individuals may wish to just relax at the lodge and enjoy the sauna. Transportation, activities, lunch and dinner are on an individual basis; these costs are not covered by participant fees.
Day 4, Friday, August 3rd: Day hike to Wilcahuain
At dawn we will eat breakfast together at the lodge and then hike up to the Wari ruins of Wilcahuain [1100 AD], approximately 8 kilometers, 3.5 miles, from the lodge. We will gain more than 1,000 meters, or 3,280 feet, in altitude on a moderately steep incline. Important note: this is a required, preliminary hike for acclimatization. A talk on the archaeology of the region will be given at the site, followed by a tour of the site. A packed lunch will be provided. That night the group will meet for dinner to discuss the trek to Chavín.
Please see the following links for more information:
The WayInn
California Café
Huaraz, Peru:
www.huaraz.com or huaylas.com
Chavín de Huántar:
www.stanford.edu/~johnrick/chavin_wrap/index.html
For a printable version of the Itinerary:
Chavin Trek Itinerary
For a printable list of items you should bring:
Chavin Trek check-list
For the release form:
Chavin Trek Release Form
Make checks payable to MOCHE, Inc.
and mail to:
MOCHE, Inc.
PO Box 5201
Chapel Hill, NC
27514-5002
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Day 5, Saturday, August 4th: Trek begins in Olleros
We will have breakfast at the California Café then travel by bus to Canrey Chico and meet our crew around 8:00AM. From the outset, the party will enjoy breathtaking views of the snow-capped the Cordillera Blanca, the highest mountain range in Peru. We will climb through several ecozones, encountering plants and animals unique to the Andes. We will have lunch on the trail. Our first campsite will be at 3500 meters, or 11,480 feet, near Rodio. Our tents will be ready and dinner served upon arrival at the campsite.
Day 6, Sunday, August 5th: Rodio to Shonkopampa
After breakfast the party will continue our hike up the valley until we reach the highest point of the trek, Yanashallash Pass at 4700 meters or 15,420 feet. We will have lunch and rest near the pass, before descending 900 meters, or 2,950 feet, of switchbacks to Shoncopampa, located at 3800 meters, 12,470 feet.
Day 7, Monday, August 6th: Shonkopamapa to Chavin
After breakfast we will continue through the villages of Chichucancha, Hatu, and Nunupata, where we will stop for an early lunch and rest before continuing the last, short leg to Chavín de Huantar. Upon arrival, we will check in at the Hostal Turístíco Rickay, and tour the site with a bilingual guide. That evening we will have dinner in the town of Chavín.
Day 8, Tuesday, August 7th: Tour Chavin de Huantar and return to Huaraz
After a group breakfast, a bus will take us back to Huaraz, aproximately 4 hours, where we will spend the night at the WayInn Hostal in the city center. We will have an end-of-the-trek dinner party at a restaurant in town.
Day 9, Wednesday, August 8th: Huaraz to Lima
We will have breakfast at the hostel and then catch the bus to Lima, aproximately 8 hours. Services end upon departure to Lima.
Price: $750.00 [$100 of which is tax deductable]
Spaces still available: 2
Package includes
-All transportation, from Trujillo until thhe end of the trip to Lima
-All lodging
-Camping gear: sleeping bag, tent, eating uutensils, etc.
-Group meals
-Guides
-Entrance fee to Chavín de Huantar, Englishh-speaking guide at site
Package does not include
-International or Peruvian domestic airfaree
-Individual activities, meals, and recreatiion
-Trekking backpack
-Trekking clothing
-Travel health insurance
Important contingencies:
-Proof of travel insurance is required. Thhe policy must include medically assisted, emergency evacuation from Peru.
-Trek participants must be in good health aand physical condition. The trek requires strenuous hiking at high altitudes, over 15,000 feet.
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