Llanganuco lake

of the valley at 3800 m altitude, are famous for their bright colors’ waters. According to the time of the day, the period of the year, the angle of the light, the water goes from the turquoise-green to the blue sky, almost electric blue. It is available to unconfirmed trekkers. The legends say that gods would have mercy on the impossible love between a princess and a soldier, so they transformed them into two mountains (Huascaran and Huandoy), and the two lovers’ tears formed the Llaganuco Lakes.