Ausangate is the tallest mountain of the Cusco region (just under 21,000 ft elevation) and is part of the Cordillera Vilcanota. Refreshingly off the standard tourist path lies mountains home for this gorgeous spectacle of colored peak, located high above mountains.
This trek will take you about 5 hours and is still a hidden treasure. Enjoy the amazing colors of the mountains before they are discoverede by the public.
We will pick you up from your hotel at 7:30am and head to the southeast of cusco. We will start this journey by visiting one of the most beautiful churches of the andes in andahuaylillas considered the sistine chapel of america. It was built at the end of the 16th century and is a true gemof baroque art in the andes.
After this we will continue to another attraction on this journey is the pitumarca bridge, made of time and Stone.
We will arrive around midday to the community of quesheuno, where we will have lunch prepared by master chef, and then we will start the 3-hours walk to our camp located in ananta at 4715 meters above sea level. Our hosts will be the inhabitants of this andean community, who are alpaca and llama farmers and accustomed to the extreme cold and loneliness of the mountain. We will spend the night in our tents. And we finally will enjoy our delicious dinner.
Note: we suggest very warm clothes and sleeping bags suitable for 15 degrees C, as the temperature usually drops to at least – 10 degrees C in these place.
Wake up time will be at 5:00am we start the day very early, so we can have breakfast and get ready for the 1.5 to 2 hours walk up to 5,150 meters above sea level, where we will enjoy the impressive view of the rainbow mountain, a marvel of nature. We will take spectacle picture and film the landscape and enjoy the view. When we are ready, we will continue hiking down for another 3 hours to where our transport will be waiting. We will have lunch before returning to cusco we will be at your hotel aproximately 5:00pm.