Trekking Juri Khota to Chacapampa
Desciption
This hike is one of the most beautiful that there is, crossing from the Cordillera Real to the Zongo Valley.
From the western part of the Cordillera we cross the Jisthaña pass towards the eastern side of the Cordillera and end up in the community of Chacapampa.
- Location: Cordillera Real – Zongo Valley
- Altitude: 5,350m Max / 3,570M Min
- Difficulty: Easy / Medium
- Days: 4 days / 3 nights
Day 1.
Departure from La Paz at 8 am in our private vehicle to Tuni Condoriri, where we will leave the car in the place called «La arrinconada».
We start the ascent and pass through a hill at 4,900 m. altitude, before descending to the Laguna Juri Khota (4 hours of walking). From there we have a beautiful view of the «Cabeza del Condor» (5,700 m.) and the mountain of Cuchill Khunu (Cuchillo de Nieve) or also called the «Left Wing».
Day 2.
From Laguna Juri Khota we start surrounding the lake and then ascend a steep slope to reach the Ventanani lagoon (4,900m), we continue climbing until we reach the Austria pass (5,150m), our last stop will be to climb the Austria Peak (5,350m) and descend to our next camp in Chiar Khota lagoon where we will spend the night.
Day 3.
We cross two successive passes Jallayko (5,025 m.) and Jistaña (4,930 m.) before embarking on the long descent that will take us to Laguna Liviñosa (4270 m.).
From there we will see the imposing Huayna Potosi (6088 m.).
Day 4.
We continue our descent into deeper and narrower valleys, the vegetation becomes denser and the air warmer. Finally we reach the village of Botijlaca also known as Chacapampa (3,600 m) this belongs to Zongo, after lunch return to La Paz.
Include:
- Private transportation
- guide
- food
- cook
- camping equipment
- Porters and/or mules
No Include:
- sleeping bag, sunglasses, sunscreen or other material for personal use.
