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[[Category:Parche Cordillera de la Costa]]
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[[Archivo:Alto Chicauma.jpg|frame|center|View towards the valley of Santiago, and Andes mountain range in the background, July 1, 2017]]
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|País=Chile
|CiudadesChile=Santiago
|VallesStgo=Cordillera Costa
|BellezaEscenica=Atractiva
|Atractivos=Vistas panorámicas, Bosque, Flora atractiva, Laguna
|Duracion=1 día
|Dificultad Técnica=Muy Fácil
|RequiereHabilidadTrek=No requiere
|Sendero=Siempre Claro
|Señalizacion=Insuficiente
|Infraestructura=Inexistente
|ComparteIdayRetorno=Ida y Retorno por la misma ruta
|Distancia=2011
|MetrosAscenso=1535
|MetrosDescenso=33
|AltitudMedia=1119
|Primer Autor=[[User:Mammut|Mammut]]
|Imágen Principal=Altos de Chicauma (16).JPG
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{{colores|yellow|Variante alternativa. Es indiferente cual tomar}}
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[[File:Altos de Chicauma (25).JPG|thumb|The curious metallic structure that marks the beginning. 7/2017]]
[[File:Altos de Chicauma (23).JPG|thumb|Low slope area. 7/2017]]
[[File:Altos de Chicauma (21).JPG|thumb|Ascending before starting the high slope area. Looking Northwest, 7/2017]]
[[File:Altos de Chicauma (22).JPG|thumb|Ascending, after the pipe. 7/2017]]
[[File:Altos de Chicauma (20).JPG|thumb|Ascending with the valley of Santiago in the background. Looking South, 7/2017]]
[[File:Altos de Chicauma (8).JPG|thumb|Oak grove naked, in July]]
[[File:Altos de Chicauma (9).JPG|thumb|Section of pastures, leaving the forest. Looking North, 7/2017]]
[[File:Altos_de_Chicauma_(10).JPG|thumb|Perspective of the lagoon. Looking North, 7/2017]]
== Season ==
All year. Ideal at the end of May and the beginning of June, when the oak is red. Avoid the hottest months of the year, between the beginning of December and March.

== Access ==
=== In vehicle ===
A Lampa can be accessed by Route 5 North (Autopista Central) or Vespucio Norte. The second is recommended.

Going through Vespucio Norte towards the West, 4.9 kilometers after the junction with Autopista Central, turn right and take the Camino Lo Echevers. Put the mileage to zero at this point.

Advance to the town of Lampa, where the road we come will be transformed into Avenida Barros Luco. Advance until it ends, and turn left into Miraflores. A little further on, you will reach a diamond point: take the right and follow Manuel Montt, until Antonio Varas, where you should turn left. After one block, you get to Avenida Isabel Riquelme. Turn right and go 8,4 kilometers for this new road, until a blue gate to the left of the road, where there is space to park. A few meters behind this gate, there is a large white metal structure, tubular in shape, which forms the skeleton of what was to be a cable car station.

It's 26.6 kilometers since Vespucio Norte was left.
=== In public transport and hitchhiking ===
From the Vespucio Norte metro station, at the terminus of line 2, there are buses to Lampa. See [http://www.metrosantiago.cl/guia-viajero/intermodal-vespucio detalles]. From Lampa, there are good chances of hitchhiking to the point of departure, it is a road with a lot of traffic.

== Description of the route ==
[[File: Perfil_altos_de_chicauma.PNG | thumb | center | 750px | Profile of ascent to Laguna del Inca in Altos de Chicauma]]
{{Start - end of the oak tree}}

After reaching the highest point of this part of the massif (2063m), the small lagoon will be visible some tens of meters below. It is recommended to advance to the eastern edge of the lagoon, passing by the small dam, which is nothing more than a few stacked stones and railroad rails. This gives an excellent view of the Santiago valley, the Lampa wetland, and the Andes mountain range.

=== Expected time ===
Consider four and a half hours of climbing, and three hours of descent.

{{Chicauma Permits}}

== Recommendations ==
{{Checklist | Type 1 equipment checklist: low altitude route, without camping, snow or cold}}
* As the best date for this route is the beginning of June, when the days are short, it is advisable to leave early, to avoid running out of light when returning.
=== Weather forecast ===
{{Weather Cordillera Costa}}
== Photo Gallery ==
<gallery>
Altos_de_Chicauma_ (2).JPG | [[Monte Aconcagua]] from Altos de Chicauma, July 2017
Altos_de_Chicauma_ (15).JPG | View of the valley of Santiago, July 2017
</gallery>
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