Laguna Pallarcocha
Laguna Pallarcocha is a high mountain lake at an elevation of 4.740m (15,550ft) above the sea level located in the Arequipa Region, Condesuyos Province, Andaray District of Peru.
The road to the lake, also known as Laguna de Payarcocha, is gravel. It's called AR-107. 4x4 vehicles with high clearance only. Do not travel this road in severe weather conditions. The climb is simply terrible, with a notorius lack of oxygen that tests the organisms and a high degree of steepness. Most people feel altitude sickness at around 2,500-2,800 meters. Near the pass, oxygen is in short supply. On this road you're firmly on altitudes over 5,000m. For an unacclimatized person this can be fatal. Starting from the AR-106 crossroad, the ascent is 60.6 km long.