Peruvian Andes Adventures || About Our Family Peru Treks Agency
Trek and climb with us in Peru. Trekking, hiking and climbing holidays in Peru with a fun, family atmosphere. Peru Trekking - your adventure of your lifetime!
We are a caring family operated Peru trekking agency with many years experience organising trekking, hiking and climbing tours in the Cordillera Blanca and Cordillera Hauyhuash. Our agency is run by professional locals in Huaraz, Peru, with another office in New Zealand operated by our kiwi amiga and New Zealand business partner, Anne. We are internationally certified and qualified to the highest standard of mountain guides UIAGM. Our Peruvian trekking guides are English, German and Spanish speaking.
Meet your trusted and experienced Peru Trek Guides and Staff
OUR PERU TREKKING FAMILY
Rolando, Eli, Anne, Mayumi and Hisao – our trekking guides family
ANNE THOMSON
|| Our "Kiwi" Amiga and Associate 
Anne lives in New Zealand and is our family friend and business asscociate. Her nickname in Peru is "La Bruja" which means "The Witch" (because of the hair). She enjoys the New Zealand outdoors, particularly tramping, hiking and kayaking. Anne speaks Spanish and travels to Huaraz each year for trekking and climbing, and she knows the Cordilleras Blanca and Huayhuash and many of the local people very well. She admits to being terrified when climbing, but is always ready for a challenge and can't wait to be terrified again! Anne works with our trekking crews and helps with our administration when Hisao and Eli have escaped to the mountains and she can assist you with all your trekking or climbing enquiries. You can contact Anne directly for information on our treks and climbs - Contact Anne or telephone in New Zealand +64 [0] 3 5424222 (evenings). Hablo español.
HISAO MORALES
|| Owner and Chief Guide
UIAGM International Mountain Guide – Member Peruvian Mountain Guides Association.
Hisao lives in Huaraz and has 20 years experience guiding climbing and trekking groups in the Cordillera Blanca and Cordillera Huayhuash.
As well as being a UIAGM mountain guide he found time to obtain degrees in physicology and philosophy (useful attributes for a guide !!) He speaks fluent English and is studying German, and enjoys meeting people and making new friends from all over the world. In 2003 Hisao had a 3 month working holiday in New Zealand picking apples and ‘tramping’ (backpacking) in the New Zealand mountains. Hisao is in charge of administration at our Huaraz base, but prefers to escape to the mountains when he can.
ELI MORALES
|| Owner and Chief Guide
UIAGM International Mountain Guide
Eli is Hisao's older brother and also lives in Huaraz, Peru. Eli has been climbing and guiding for 25 years and speaks good English. He has climbed most of the Cordillera Blanca peaks, including Huascaran and Alpamayo many times and also several peaks in the Cordillera Huayhuash. He says that his heart is in the mountains and he enjoys showing visitors and new friends around the mountains that are his home. In his spare time he has been heard playing the Andean harp.
He is also the proud Dad of beautiful twin daughters.
MAYUMI MORALES
|| Trek Guide and cook
Mayumi is our only sister. She guides trekking trips for us, always with a great sense of humour and a lot of fun. Clients with Mayumi never stop laughing and many return to Huaraz to take a trek with her a second time. She is a very strong girl, and some of our male guides and staff have a hard time keeping up with her !! When she is not guiding she is kept busy with her two children and is also studying English.
ROLANDO MORALES
|| Peru Trekking and climbing guide
Rolando is our youngest brother. Like all our family, he was brought up trekking, ice climbing and has a special passion for rock climbing. His nickname is “Mono” which is Spanish for monkey, because of the agile way he can climb on rock. Rolando is an Aspirante UIAGM mountain guide, Member of the Peruvian Mountain Guides Association, and is training towards his UIAGM qualification.
He is a strong boy and can easily carry 30kgs plus up to high mountain camps, and does a great job of pulling Anne up mountains !!
EDGAR MORALES
|| Assistant guide & cook
Edgar is our second brother. Edgar is studying medicine in Lima, but like all our family, has a love of the mountains and returns to Huaraz during the eight week university vacation to work with our groups. He leads our day hikes trips and works as assistant guide with trekking groups. Edgar has a passion for cooking and is learning the tricks of trek cooking and is continually trying new dishes on our family at home! In the next year you can expect to meet Edgar cooking with trekking groups
MUM AND DAD MORALES
|| Support Crew
Our Mum and Dad. Pablo and Isabella provide support and advice at home in Huaraz, endless meals for family and our crews, and always with a lot of fun and humour. Pablo was one of the pioneers of guiding climbing and trekking in the area, and was involved in several first mountain ascents with foreign expeditions.
HENRY MORALES
|| Base Camp Boss
Our cousin Henry is "Base Camp Boss" in Huaraz. He manages logistics, equipment, shopping and packing for treks and climbs. He is our chief day hike guide and can take you for an enjoyable day out at Churup Lake, Macashca Hills, Llanganuco Lakes or many other beautiful places around Huaraz Henry is an electrical engineer by trade and he keeps our computers in order and fixes everything else that we break!
Cholito
|| Trekking base guard !!!
Cholito keeps a watchful eye at home and at the trekking base, and is an integral member of our team. In 2005 he climbed Vallunaraju with Eli, Rolando and Anne - a first ascent by a dog!
SOME OF OUR PERU TREKKING AND CLIMBING STAFF
EDITA ONCOY
||Administration assistant and guesthouse manager
We were fortunate to welcome the delightful Edita to our staff in June 2007. Edita comes to us from a background of hotel management and also has worked in the Casa de Guías (House of Guides). Edita manages our family guesthouse and also our trekking office, and delights in meeting and helping our clients and guests. She can help you with anything that you need in Huaraz, make bookings & reservations and give you information about day tours, day hikes and trekking. She is a specialist vegetarian cook, and you may expect to see her out trekking helping with the cooking or as assistant guide. Edita travelled to New Zealand in 2007 and speaks good English.
MARCO MILLA
|| UIAGM mountain Guide
UIAGM Member of International Federation of Mountain Guides Association.
Member Mountain Guides Association of Peru,
Marco is a UIAGM professional international mountain guide, having qualified in 1999 following an assessment by Swiss instructors. He is a very experienced climber, and leads climbing and trekking groups for us.
Marco has extensive knowledge of local history, culture, plant and wildlife which he enjoys sharing with his clients. Marco speaks basic English.
WALTER ALBINO
||UIAGM International Mountain Guide
||Member Peruvian Mountain Guides Association
Walter is one of our most seasoned & experienced mountain guides. For him almost no mountain or route is impossible and there is almost no other guide who can surpass him at climbing technical routes. From an early age all he ever wanted to do was be climbing in the mountains, and he received good basic early training from his father who was one of the pioneering mountain porters in the Cordillera Blanca.
Walter is our expert on mountains such as Huascarán, Alpamayo and other technical peaks. Walter is studying English and has good basic English .
JULIO MAGUIÑA 
||UIAGM International Mountain Guide
||Member Peruvian Mountain Guides Association
Julio is another of our regular & trusted guides. He is a qualified rock climbing instructor and assistant instructor with the House of Guides in Huaraz. He has climbed and instructed extensively on rock and ice in Peru, Bolivia and Argentina, having successfully climbed among other high altitude peaks Aconcagua, - the highest mountain in South America.. As well as being a UIAGM mountain guide, Julio is a qualified physical education teacher and speaks fluent English. Julio enjoys guiding both trekking and climbing groups for us.
Saul Luciana
||UIAGM International Mountain Guide
||Member Peruvian Mountain Guides Association
Saul is another of our experienced UIAGM guides. From a young age Saul was working as a porter with trekking and climbing groups, then he went on to study to become a mountain guide at the Peruvian Mountain Guide School, and later passed the difficult 45 day assessment to become UIAGM international mountain guide.
Saul enjoys working with groups both trekking and climbing and knows very well all the trekking and climbing routes in the Cordillera Blanca and Cordillera Huayhuash. In his spare time he enjoys rock climbing. Saul is studying English and has good basic English .
ESTEBAN
|| Chief Cook
Esteban is a true magician in the camp kitchen. With only a 2 ring gas burner, he prepares delicious creations like pancakes, orange chicken, vegetarian pasties and even pizzas !! He is also a very experienced trekking guide and climbing porter and is one of our most valued and trusted people.
CESAR
|| Cook and climbing porter
Cesar is in his late 20´s and has been cooking for trekking and climbing groups in Cuzco and Huaraz for many years, following completion of chef training in the Huaraz technical institute. He also works cooking for large groups in Chile and Argentina after the Peru season has finished. Cesar is an experienced climber, and as well as cooking delicious and varied meals he works with us in the high mountains as porter and assistant climbing guide.Cesar is currently studying with the House of Guides to become a mountain guide as well as continuing studies at the Chef’s Institute in Huaraz.
CLIMBING PORTERS
We have a valued team of experienced, highly trained and strong climbing porters to assist you with your climbing adventures. All have accreditation and are licensed by the Association of Climbing Porters, and are well equipped with good quality climbing equipment and mountain clothing.
Peruvian Andes Adventures Porters Carrying Equipment to a High Camp
VICTOR
|| Arriero or Donky Driver
Victor is just one of our trusted arrieros (donkey drivers). He lives two days hike away from Huaraz in the mountain village of Colcabamba and works with us in the Cordillera Blanca. He has two children who he hopes to be able to send to univeristy in Huaraz one day. Victor is always happy and smiling, and works hard to make your holiday special.
SEGUNDINO
||Arriero or Donkey Driver
Segundino is another of our many trusted and hard working donkey drivers. He lives in Llamac and accompanies us on Cordillera Huayhuash treks. He is also our local expert trout fisherman!
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