Condoriri Trek

We meet at the local office at 7.30am. You will be driven for about 3 hours out of town and through the Andean highlands until we reach Rinconada (4500m) where we start the trek. After an hour's gentle ascent, passing several small lakes, we reach the larger lake of Chiar Khota (4700m). From here we begin the steeper ascent of Pico Austria (5350m) for another 3 hours until we reach the summit. From the top of Pico Austria we have spectacular views of Mt. Condoriri, shaped like a condor with its wings outstretched, Lake Titicaca, the west face of Huayna Potosi and many other peaks of the Cordillera Real. Our descent to Chiar Khota will take about 1 hour, where we will spend the night.

On this day we will start from Chiar Khota Lagoon 4700 m. After breakfast we will walk towards Maria Lloco Camp (4700 m). During our trek we will cross two passes, the first at 5000 m and the second at 4900 m. On the way we will observe the typical fauna and vegetation of the high Altiplano. After about 8-9 hours of trekking, we will arrive at our second camp, Maria Lloco (4700 m), a scenic spot at the foot of the mighty west face of Huayna Potosi, where we will set up camp.

Today our 3 hour trek will take us from the west side of Huayna Potosi and over a pass at 5100m. After crossing into the next valley we end the trek at 10:30am. The car will take us back to La Paz city (3600m) where our adventure ends at around 12:30pm.