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Day 9 of 15 · Chavin de Huantar · Off-the-Beaten-Path Cordillera Negra & Conchucos

Day 9 — Laguna Purhuay Quiet Waters

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An active day out from your base in Chavin de Huantar, with 1 h 28 on the road.

Laguna Purhuay Quiet Waters
Aguas color turquesa de la laguna Purhuay. © photographed on 13 June 2019 by Waterloo1883 — CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Stage 6 · Huari · Peru

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day 9 0 nights 44 min on the road42 kmclimate favourable

Interest of the place — nature 15. Based on: body of water; body of water reached from the stage (Laguna Purhuay).

programme
6 h
road
1 h 28

To add if time allows: Picnic on the grassy shores of the lagoon (3 h) · Observe the diverse birdlife and native flora (2 h)

Bad-weather option — something else that day — Stroll through the nearby traditional village of Huari

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