Laguna 69

Áncash Department · Peru

Laguna 69, Peru
Photo: Christian Cruzado, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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Best time to go
May to September
Budget
$
Accessibility
not-accessible
Coordinates
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A glacially formed lake at 4,600 meters within Huascarán National Park, known for intensely blue-green coloration produced by glacial flour suspended in the water. The trail from Cebollapampa ascends through high-altitude grassland past cascading streams to the lake below the Chacraraju peaks. The surrounding amphitheater of rock and glacial ice frames the lake on three sides in a dramatic photographic composition.

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