コルディレラオクシデンタルペルーボリビアチリの峡谷・トップ6

the most beautiful and incredible canyon I have ever cycled through

The Santa Cruz Trek leads through the Quebrada Santa Cruz valley. By crossing the Punta Union pass you reach the narrow Quebrada Huaripampa valley with several mountain lakes below the pass. From Colcabamba the mountain stream is called Rio Yurma. It drains east into the Atlantic.

The Quebrada Santa Cruz mountain stream rises from the Nevado Taulliraju glacier (5,830 m) and crosses the high mountain range of the Cordillera Blanca from east to west. North of the Punto Union pass, the high mountain river is saturated by the outflow of the glacial lake Laguna Taullicocha. https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quebrada_Santa_Cruz

The Rio Santa runs 200 km northward between the Cordillera Negra in the west and the Cordillera Blanca in the east and overlooks the fertile Callejón de Huaylas. To the south lies the summit of the Huayhuash Mountains. Huaraz, the largest town in Callejón, lies at an altitude of 3,000 m. In the valley north of Huaraz lie the towns of Carhuaz, Yungay and Caraz. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_River https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huaylas_Street

The Quebrada Los Cedros is a 21 km long tributary of the Río Santa in the Cordillera Blanca in Peru. The high mountain river has its origins in the Laguna Jancarurish glacier lake at an altitude of around 4,290 m. This is fed by a glacier on the northern flank of the 6,036 m high Quitaraju and on the northwest flank of the 5,947 m high Alpamayo. https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quebrada_Los_Cedros

30+ tunnels, from a couple of meters to around five longish ones. All tunnels are single lane with little shoulder, unlit and some with potholes. You MUST use headlights and rear flashers.

A bottle is always advisable at this height. The surface is easy to walk on. It is best to be here in the morning and watch the Condore start.