The Sacred Apu Ausangate Mountain

Ausangate Mountain is the highest mountain in the Cordillera Vilcanota, towering in the southeast sky from the city of Cusco. It is a long, rugged mountain, with two high peaks rising from its jagged summit crest. The lower peak rises just east of the high peak, and is separated by a small saddle. There is no easy route to the summit of Ausangate, and the normal route is a technical climb up the steep icefall of the south face. The Vilcanota is one of the most impressive of Peru's mountain groups, with several 6000 metre (20000 feet) peaks, including sacred Ausangate (6372m./20900ft). A high and wild trekking circuit winds its way through this rarely-visited range, following lovely alpine valleys which are home to Quechua Indian herdsmen and some of Peru's most spectacular wildlife, including vicuñas and the Andean birds. Traversing this pristine and beautiful region, we enjoy a series of wonderful lakeside camps and cross several high passes (c.5000m./16400ft), each providing far-reaching mountain views.

Hiking/Trekking
Ausangate
Pucacocha Camping

Trek around the snowcapped peaks of Ausangate
Mountain Circuit (7 days and 6 nights)
This 7 days trek offers a variety of trekking conditions from the open meadows of the puna to slopes of boulders and scree. However, most of the walking is on fairly well-defined tracks. A long hike around the biggest mountain in southern Perú, the broad and majestic Ausangate (6372m), offers glimpses at high altitude wildlife and pastoral peoples living, with their animals, quietly apart from the turmoil's of the modern world. We pass ice walls, a glacier, the cascades of a frozen river, and numerous springs of hot and medicinal underground water.

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Hiking/Trekking
Blue Lakes
Ausangate

Walking through the front of Ausangate Mountain (4 days and 3 nights)
The trek starts and finishes in the small town of Tinqui and involves trekking through the front of the massif of Ausangate, where you can enjoy offers spectacular mountain scenery, snow-capped peaks, hot springs, turquoise glacial lakes, picturesque villages and traditionally dressed Quechua people.

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Hiking/Trekking
Sibinacocha
Qomercocha

Walking through the Ausangate and Sibinacocha lake (7 days and 6 nights)
This trek takes us along the spectacular slopes of Mount Ausangate, the highest peak in the Cusco region. On the way we will see a number of communities where we will be able to observe the local way of life. We will also pass a number of lovely lakes on our way to the impressive Lake Sibinacocha. This is a fascinating trip along a route seldom visited by tourists and which is notable for its typical Andean scenery and hospitable inhabitants.

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