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Lares treks visit remote Andean communities
I recently hiked from Lares to Machu Picchu on one of Apus Peru’s signature Clean Up Treks. Altogether we were a group of 9: a family of 5 with 3 girls under 12 years old; a father/daughter pair; a teacher; and me! The trek was our Lares to Machu Picchu route. This 4 day trek combines three days of hiking with 2 nights camping, and ends with a visit to Machu Picchu. >> Check out all of...
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lares-trek-to-machu-picchu
We LOVE when our clients share their trek photos with us! THANK YOU to Dee Andrews and Theresa Seiwald for these beautiful shots of their 4-day Lares Trek to Machu Picchu. Check them all out below! You can also check out Maki Silberberg’s photos from her Lares to Machu Picchu trek on her blog about Lares & the Sacred Valley, as well as see her shots of Cusco and Lima. Do...
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huchuy-qosqo-ruins
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...
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Rainbow-Mountain-peru-hike
    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.”...
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Ausangate-Cusco-glacial-lake
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.
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