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To the average tourist, Ausangate is a beautiful mountain and a challenging one to climb. But to the Quechua population of the Southern Andes, Ausangate is an Apu, a powerful mountain spirit that is considered the source of all good things and is in fact, the owner of the entire region of Cusco, Peru.Read More

Photographer Michael Mossop shares his experience trekking Ausangate Peru with Apus Peru in this wonderful photo essay. Thank you, Michael!   Michael hiked the 5 day Ausangate route, an incredible high altitude hike in Peru. Retrace his journey through this stunning visual journal, and check out our Facebook and Instagram to see more incredible shots of glaciers, alpacas, vicuñas, local children and georgeous scenery. RELATED: Why You Should Trek to...Read More

The trails around Ausangate Cusco offer some of the most spectacular remote hiking in Peru that there is. If you want to trek in Peru alongside fuzzy alpacas, cast your eyes on sparkling turquoise lakes and walk in the shadow of Cusco’s highest mountain, then Ausangate is the trek for you. About Ausangate Cusco Ausangate, sometimes spelled Auzangate, is one of the highest mountains in Peru and the most important...Read More

Giving you the best trekking Peru has to offer Everyone agrees, the Choquequirao to Machu Picchu trek is some of the best trekking Peru has to offer. Enjoy a wonderful hike through the high, isolated Andes, visiting amazing Incan ruins along the way. Don’t believe us? Read these client reviews! My Review of the Choquequirao Machu Pichu Trek Inside Choquequirao to Machu Picchu: A Trekker Review In order to stay...Read More

Mandy, a former Apus Peru team member, completed our 8-day Choquequirao to Machu Picchu Adventure Trek. We asked her to write a trek review about her experience…Read on for her first-hand account of this incredible Peru trek! Thanks Mandy!!!     Trekker Review: First, a bit about me My name is Mandy and I was a member of the sales staff for Apus Peru. I have lived in Peru on...Read More