The Road with Never-Ending Hairpin Turns to Laguna Yanco in Peru
Laguna Yanco is a high mountain lagoon at an elevation of 4.444m (14,580ft) above the sea level, located in the Aija Province, of the Ancash Region in Peru.
How long is the road to Laguna Yanco?
The road to the lagoon is fully unpaved. It’s 66.7 km (41.44 miles) long, running north-south from Punta Callán to Coris
Is the road to Laguna Yanco challenging?
The road to the lagoon is one of the most challenging drives in the area, due to the narrow parts, the conditions of the road after rains, the narrow sections, and especially the turns, as the road features more than 100 hairpin turns, some of them forming a series, without any straight spots for kilometers.
Pic: Arq.Carlos Vivanco