PARINACOTA VOLCANO
Normal Route
Altitude: 20,807 ft
Chilean Summit Ranking (Altitude): Seventh
Days of expedition: 10 days
Number of days above 4,000 m: 4 days
Difficulty: F, glacier knowledge and self-detention
It is the seventh highest altitude in Chile and the highest mountain in the region. It is towards the extreme north of the country in the Altiplano area forming part of the Lauca National Park. The panoramic view of the place highlights the Chungará Lake, the highest altitude lake in the world and the Pomerape volcano, which together to Parinacota form part of the Nevados de Payachatas, of the Aymara "Two brothers".
Parinacota comes from the Aymara language "Flamingos places" due to the high concentration of flamingos that live the surroundings of Chungará Lake and the Cotacotani Lagoons. These sites are natural refuges of great biodiversity of species and unique landscapes that are a record of the strong volcanic activity that occurred some 13,500 years ago.
Puya invites you to participate in this great expedition. Our experience in the seven highest volcanoes of Chile will make this an unforgettable experience.
Season
All year
DAY 1: SANTIAGO / ARICA / PUTRE 11,482 ft
Private transfer to Santiago airport. We will be waiting at the airport where you will meet our mountain guide to take you to Arica, where we load our vehicle for the expedition and we will go to Putre, about 140 km away. We arrived at the hotel (Apart Hotel or similar, included), dinner and rest.
DAY 2: PUTRE / CIRCUITO “QHPAQ ÑAN”
Breakfast. Trekking archaeological Inca trail. A network of roads declared World Heritage by UNESCO, are 12 kilometers approx. Of magnificent landscapes. Return to Putre. Dinner.
DAY 3: PUTRE / JURASSI HOT SPRING 11,811 ft
Breakfast. Rest in the hot spring, lunch and return to Putre. Dinner, the program and the revised equipment will be discussed.
DAY 4: PUTRE / BASE CAMP 16,240 ft
Breakfast. Tune the last details of the trip, load our vehicle, lunch. Drive to base camp. It is important to gain altitude gradually for the acclimatization process. The camp will be set up for dinner and then rest.
DAY 5: BASE CAMP / HIGH CAMP 17,553 ft - Carry equipment
Breakfast. Day dedicated to the acclimatization and porteo of equipment, food and fuel to the high field 17,553 ft. Each member of the group, without exception, will take part of the personal and group team for the summit day. Return to base camp. Dinner.
DAY 6: BASE CAMP / HIGH CAMP 17,553 ft
Breakfast. Disarm camp, pack backpacks with all the necessary equipment for summit day. Prepare to walk to the high camp. Dinner at high altitude.
DAY 7: SUMMIT DAY, PARINACOTA VOLCANO 20,807 ft
The big day! The group will get up around 3 in the morning for breakfast and then begin the ascent. This adventure will be an unforgettable experience. Return to camp high. Dinner at high altitude.
DAY 8: EXTRA SUMMIT DAY
Additional day of summit of Parinacota, in case of bad weather or to achieve a better acclimatization.
DAY 9: HIGH CAMP / PUTRE 11,482 ft
Breakfast. We disarm camp and load all the equipment of the expedition, as well as the garbage produced during all the days of stay in the mountain. Return to Putre, hotel. (Dinner not included). End of our services.
- Bilingual Mountain Guide
- Private ground transportation
- Parinacota climb permit DIFROL
- Meals during the expedition
- High quality tents
- High quality expedition group gear
- Access to hot drinks, beverages, soft drinks and biscuits at base camp
- First aid kit, pulse oximeter, oxygen bottle at Base camp
- VHF radios and satellite phone
FROM 2 PEOPLE: USD$ 5,200* per person
3 PEOPLE: USD$ 4,800* per person
* The value of this program is subject to change, please confirm.
If your expedition exceeds the established number of people, please contact Us.
A wonderful serenity has taken possession of my entire soul, like these sweet mornings of spring which I enjoy with my whole heart. I am alone, and feel the charm of existence in this spot, which was created for the bliss of souls like mine.
I am so happy, my dear friend, so absorbed in the exquisite sense of mere tranquil existence, that I neglect my talents. I should be incapable of drawing a single stroke at the present moment; and yet I feel that I never was a greater artist than now.
When, while the lovely valley teems with vapour around me, and the meridian sun strikes the upper surface of the impenetrable foliage of my trees, and but a few stray gleams steal into the inner sanctuary, I throw myself down among the tall grass by the trickling stream; and, as I lie close to the earth, a thousand unknown plants are noticed by me: when I hear the buzz of the little world among the stalks, and grow familiar with the countless indescribable forms of the insects and flies, then I feel the presence of the Almighty, who formed us in his own image.
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