Day 6 of 15 · Pampas Chico · Off-the-Beaten-Path Cordillera Negra & Conchucos

Day 6 — Hatun Machay Stone Forest

AT BASEridge hike

An active day at your base in Pampas Chico, with no driving.

Stage 3 · Pampas Chico · Peru

We sleep in Pampas Chico, 5.7 km from the place visited

days 5–6 2 nights 1 h 56 on the road110 kmclimate favourable

Hike to the panoramic ridge overlooking the Pacific slopes
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5 h
Observe ancient rock paintings in the stone caves
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2 h

To add if time allows: Starlit night photography in the silent stone forest (3 h) · Observe high-altitude raptors and mountain viscachas (2 h)

Bad-weather option — something else that day — Observe ancient rock paintings in the stone caves

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