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Why should you choose the Huchuy Qosqo trek to Machu Picchu? Maybe you don’t have a lot of time in Cusco or maybe you didn’t book early enough to get Inca Trail tickets. Whatever the problem might be, you want a taste of Peru but aren’t sure how to get it. You want to visit Machu Picchu, you want to go trekking, and you would like to see the Sacred...Read More

    The Rainbow Mountain Hike: An Introduction Rainbow Mountain, Stripy Mountain, Colored Mountain… this breath-taking mountain in Peru goes by many names. Rainbow Mountain is a natural geologic formation near Ausangate mountain that is fast attracting large numbers of visitors. It’s now the second-most visited site in Cusco after Machu Picchu! Well, we understand why. Rainbow Mountain is known locally as Vinicunca (also spelled Winicunca). Cunca in Quechua means “neck.”...Read More

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