Our friends at Travel2Walk posted an excellent independent trip report and video from one of our top 10 hikes in the world.
It’s gotten a LOT more popular since we were there in 2005.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
Contents
AT A GLANCE
- circle the sacred Ausangate massif (6372m, 20,905ft), the highest peak in southern Peru
- 4 high passes between 4757m – 5165m!
- 70km (43.5mi) plus sidetrips
- almost everyone does Ausangate with a guide, but it’s quite doable independently if you are acclimated
- many options to extend this trek
- best months are the May-September dry season
- Tinqui is
5-8 hoursnow only about 3.5hrs by bus on a new road, about 100km S.E. of Cusco - sidetrip to the “rainbow mountains” of Vinicunca
To learn more, click over to our Ausangate information page.
Related – Cam Honan – Ausangate Circuit: Independent Hiker’s Guide