Private transfer to Paria Willkawayin (3,380 m)
The experience starts with private transport from Huaraz to the village area of Paria Willkawayin, where the cultural and mountain context of the route begins.
Hiking Experience
Experiencia Sagrada Negra – Blanca "Willka Kaway"
Tour Overview
A two-day cultural and mountain immersion that joins ancestral food, Wari archaeology and the 4 lakes circuit.
Willka Kaway is designed for travelers who want more than a fast excursion. This 2-day, 1-night experience begins in Paria Willkawayin and combines living culture, traditional gastronomy, archaeological interpretation and a paced but demanding mountain circuit through the sacred landscape above Huaraz.
2 DAYS / 1 NIGHTCULTURE + TREKKINGFROM USD 60 PPHIGH ROUTE
Itinerary
Ancestral gastronomy experience
Guests take part in the preparation and tasting of traditional Pachamanca and Haka Utsu, served with chicha de jora and native herbal infusions.
Guided visit to the Willkawayin Archaeological Complex
We interpret the three-level Wari temple, Ichik Willkawayin and the funerary chullpas to connect the route with the spiritual history of the valley.
4 Lakes trekking circuit
The clockwise route moves through Awaq (4,560 m), Fox Pass / Atuq Waqtanan (4,980 m), Mullaka (4,558 m), Karwaq (4,480 m) and Radian (3,904 m).
Night in local lodging or mountain camp
Depending on the operating format, the experience includes a night in a local guest house in Paria or a conditioned camp inside Huascaran National Park.
Expedition Details
Expedition Details
This service is ideal for travelers who want a deeper Huaraz experience that connects gastronomy, history and trekking rather than treating the mountain only as a sports challenge.
- Service name: Experiencia Sagrada Negra – Blanca "Willka Kaway".
- Format: 2 days / 1 night.
- Starting point: Private departure from Huaraz to Paria Willkawayin.
- Food experience: Pachamanca, Haka Utsu, chicha de jora and native infusions.
- Archaeology: Guided visit to the Willkawayin complex and surrounding ritual landscape.
- Trekking level: High difficulty due to altitude and route profile.
- Base price: USD 60 per person.
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Why choose this experience
Willka Kaway is perfect for travelers who want the 4 Lakes landscape with stronger cultural meaning, local hospitality and traditional food woven into the itinerary.
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