Lagoons
The Laguna Parón – biggest in the Cordillera Blanca – is considered the most beautiful of all glacial lagoons. Located just north of Huandoy mountain in Caraz, it is a deep turquoise blue.
Other famous lagoons include the green-turquoise Laguna Chinancocha (female lagoon) and Laguna Orconcocha (male lagoons in the Llanganuco valley. Located in the quenoa forests at the foot of Huascarán, they are reachable via a 25 km gravel road off the Callejon de Huaylas highway near the re-built town of Yungay.
Two more beautiful lagoons, the Laguna Santa Cruz Chica and Laguna Santa Cruz Grande, lie beneath the snow peaks of Artesonraju and Alpamayo. They are accessible only by trekking or horseback from Caraz.
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