Ausengate

Peru Tourist Guide
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SOUTHERN PERU:
Cusco: Cusco City Sacsayhuaman, Kenko and Tambo Machay The Sacred Valley Aguas Calientes (Machu Picchu village) Machu Picchu (The Site) Inca Trail Treks around Cusco Manu Reserve (Jungle) Tambopata Reserve (Jungle) Salkantay Choquequirao. Lares Ausengate Rafting San Blas

At 6372m, Nevado Ausengate is the highest mountain in the Cuzco Region. The mountains were sacred to the Andean people and Apu Ausengate was considered one of the most important deities, the origin of alpacas and llamas and the source of many legends. It stands somewhat isolated from the rest of the Cordillera Vilcanota, a massif with several distinct peaks and many glaciers lining the hollows and slopes between them. To circumnavigate this massif, you need to cross four major passes, two of which are over 5000m, while the valleys that head off in different directions are home to quechua-speaking mountain people whose daily lives have changed little in centuries. To trek the Ausengate Circuit provides not only the opportunity to experience the alpine landscapes of the high Andes, but to see how life was, and still is, like in its harsh environment. It would be a great complement to the Choquequirao-Machu Picchu Trek
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