Day 7 ■Negruni – Palca (3800m)
An easy day of walking takes us further down into the valley and past the small community of Palca. From the church, we will climb for an hour to get to the start of the next pass for the following day. 4 – 5 hours (BLD) camping
Day 8 ■Palca – Waraco (4500m)
We have a step climb first thing in the morning to reach the top of the pass.
When we turn around at the lake we get an amazing view of Nevada Chachumani (6000m).
We continue down the other side of the pass to meet up with the road and make camp just before the next pass. 6 – 7 hours (BLD) camping
Day 9 ■Waraco – Lake Quta Qutia (4450m)
This day is spent following the road, over the pass onto the Altiplano (4950m).
We continue to follow the road, and later in the day meet with the driver, who will provide us with fresh food for the rest of the trip.
NOTE at this point of the trip, if anyone is sick or injured etc. they can go back with the driver to La Paz. 6 – 7 hours (BLD) camping
Day 10 ■Lake Quta Qutia – Laguna Ajwañi (4600m)
We leave the road in order to climb a pass where from the top we get our first views of Lake Titikaka (3810m) spreading out to the horizon.
We continue walking across the Altiplano, an undulating, open and dry landscape with huge skies above us.
We drop steeply down into a valley and then one last short climb before we make camp next to a small lake with lots of bird life. 6 – 7 hours (BLD) camping
Day 11 ■Laguna Ajwañi – Condoriri (4700m)
Today we have to make an early start as we have three passes to cross and it’s a long trek.
At the second pass we will get our first views of the Cabaza de Condor (5648m), known as the Matterhorn of Bolivia. Crossing the last pass we will get to the base camp of Condoriri.
The camp is in beautiful surroundings next to a lake with great views of the mountains and if we are lucky we can have fresh trout for dinner. 8 – 9 hours (BLD) camping
Day 12 ■Condoriri – Maria Lloco (4600m)
We have a climb first thing in the morning.
From the pass looking back we have beautiful views of the Condoriri group while in front of us is the impressive west face of Huayna Potosi (1000m).
Later in the day we meet up with an old road that leads to some abandoned mines. We make camp near Cerro Maria Lloco (5222m). 5 – 6 hours (BLD) camping
Day 13 ■Maria Lloco – Refugio Huayna Potosà (4700m) – La Paz (3600m)
Today we pass the west face of Huayna Potosi which appears so close we can almost reach out and touch it.
We skirt around the base of Huayna Potosi to our left and later meet up with the road and our transport.
In the afternoon we drive back to La Paz 4 – 5 hours (BL) END of SERVICES