Rock Forest

It is a mystic rock forest formed by the erosion of time and one of the most impressive geological attractions of the region. Hatun Machay – which in Quechua language means Big Cave - is a mere 1 ½ hours from Huaraz, situated in the Cordillera Negra (Black Mountain Range) at an altitude of 4290 m.a.s.l.. This zone is home to an amazing stone forest of divers and interesting array of rock formations. The area is over 200 hectares in total and offers in its many sectors caves, ruins, and stone carvings and paintings dating back 10,000 years.

Today Hatun Machay is the largest Rock Climbing Centre in Peru. There is an extensive variety of all levels sport routes from absolute beginner to the truly hard core. Hatun Machay is also a boulders dream with enough problems to last a life time.

On top of climbing, Hatun also offers alternative activities such as mountain biking, trekking, archaeological and mystic tours and horse riding.

This is not all. Hatun Machay now has his own refuge sleeping up to 50 people. The Refuge offer beds, camping, kitchen facilities and bathrooms.

Because of this and much more Hatun Machay is a place you can't miss…

martes, 23 de febrero de 2010

CLIMATE -- CLIMA

The climate of Hatun Machay is tropical but quite high; the area has a dry season from May to November, and a wet season, from December to April.

The dry season is characterized by having sunny, warm and dry mornings and afternoons, and cold nights (temperatures drop to 0° C) with clear skies and beautiful starry nights.

The wet season is characterized by having warm, dry and sunny morning (temperatures can reach 35°C with full sun) with rainy afternoon and nights. In this season the temperatures are more stable and don’t fluctuate greatly during the day. From time to time spectacularly violent storms blow it.

The most favorable time for adventure sports corresponds to The Dry Season with about 100 days of continual clear skies. The warmest and driest days belong to the months of June, July and August, but with very cold nights.


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El clima de Hatun Machay tropical pero de altura. Se caracteriza por tener una época seca de Mayo a Noviembre y una época húmeda de Diciembre a Abril.

La época húmeda se caracteriza por tener mañanas soleadas, secas y cálidas (hasta unos 35°C pleno sol) con tardes y noches lluviosas a veces violentas y con temperaturas más templadas.

La época seca se caracteriza por tener mañanas y tardes soleadas, secas y cálidas y noches frías (temperaturas cercas de los 0°C) con un cielo despejado presentando lindas noches estrelladas. La época favorable a los deportes de aventura corresponde por ser la época seca que cuenta con unos 100 días exentos de lluvias.

Los días más cálidos y secos son junio, julio y agosto. La diferencia de temperatura y de luminosidad es muy fuerte de un lugar expuesto a los rayos solares a un lugar de sombra. Los vientos pueden ser violentos con remolinos que levantan polvo.
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