An ascent to Chachani, the easiest 6000 meter in t

This is a fine B&B--actually the best we had in Peru. Our room was spacious, nicely decorated, and very clean, with an even cleaner bathroom. In fact, it seems that the part of the hotel where we were is quite new. Our room had a balcony with a beautiful view on the river in front and the volcanoes, which seemed to be the case of most rooms. The B&B was run by its owners, a Belgian married to a Peruvian, and both were very helpful. We paid $30 for a double room with a very good American breakfast included.

We climbed Chachani in 2 days, starting from Arequipa. We took a tour at Zarate Expeditions, an agency located in Santa Catalina street, close to the main square. Tour costed $90 USD per person and included a professional guide, tent, transport, food, and drinks. We left Arequipa in the morning with a 4x4 car and drove 3 hours up to an altitude of almost 5,000 meters. We then started to hike a few hours and slept under the tent at about 5,200 meters. We woke up at dawn the next day and walked about 5 hours up to Chachani's summit, at an altitude of 6,070 meters. There was no technical difficulty and no ice, only fresh snow in the last 200 meters. Our guide told us that it was the easiest 6,000m summit in the world, which could be true. We arrive back to Arequipa with the car in the afternoon of the second day. It was a great experience that I would highly recommend to people in good shape. There is no need of any particular climbing skill.