It is the highest tropical mountain range in the world and the Peruvian capital of andinism. It includes 663 glaciers such as the Huascarán (6768 meters), the Huandoy (6395 meters) and the Alpamayo (5947 meters), within the Huascarán National Park.
The Cordillera Bianca offers many opportunities for mountain and adventure tourism lovers, you can climb the most important glaciers in Peru and the world, take walks and treks, practice mountain skiing, canoeing, kayac. To all effects, the Cordillera Bianca is a paradise for adventure tourism in Peru.
The best time for hiking and climbing is between the months from May to September, with a generally pleasant climate. The Cordillera offers wonderful landscapes within the Huascaran National Park with numerous lagoons such as the lagoons of Llanganuco, Paron, Querococha; waterfalls and rivers with crystal clear waters.
This national park established in 1975, protects most of the White Cordillera, is the site of the cordillera covered by the world's largest tropical frost, and unfortunately has had to suffer a lowering of its glaciers due to global climate change.