A few hundred km north of Lima is the Cordillera Blanca, one
of the world's most popular mountaineering areas. Cordillera Blanca is
a National Park. Mount Huascaran (6768m)
is
Peru's highest mountain. The whole area is dominated by superb mountain
ranges, glaciers and glacier-lakes like Laguna de Llanganuco. In the
Cordillera
Blanca lies one of the most famous mountains of the world: the Artesonraju
(6025 m). Probably you've never heard of it, but for sure you've
seen it: it is used in the intro of every Paramount movie.
The city of Huaraz lies the centre
of the Cordillera Blanca and a good starting point for trekkings and
excursions.
