SNOWY AUSANGATE

Ausangate is a mountain located about 100 kilometers southeast of the city of Cusco, its maximum altitude is 6,384 meters above sea level.

In the Inca mythology of this mountain and the nearby lakes -between which Sibinacocha stands out- the masculine energy that fertilizes Mother Earth Pachamama is born; After a long journey, the waters are lost in the unknown lands of the Amazon to return, to fill the lakes and glaciers every night converted into the river of stars or Willkamayu known in the West as the Milky Way The Community of Chillca consisting of shepherds of llamas and alpacas is known as the guardian of these pristine places, from where you can make mountain walks in a trek called “Camino del Apu Ausangate”.

Ausangate is the representative mountain of the Cusqueños Andes. It is located in the
Vilcanota mountain range with large lagoons with a bright green / blue color. Walking the Ausangate mountain is an indescribable adventure, and it is impossible not to be impressed by the enormous beauty of eternal snow. The Ausangate route is one of the attractions of Cusco.

Every year, on the north side of the Ausangate, the festival of Quyllur Rit’i (Quechua: “star snow”) is celebrated before the feast of Corpus Christi, during which thousands of Quechua pilgrims go to the Lord of Quyllur Rit’i in the church from Sinakara.

Overview:

Destiny: Peru, Cusco, Ocongate, Canchis
Difficulty: Medium
Elevation: 6,384 m

Day 1: Ausangate

3.30 am transfer from the hotel to the passengers to board the transport and then a trip for 3 hours passing Urcos and Checacupe and arriving to the typical town of Pitumarca where we enjoyed a delicious breakfast and we continue an hour by road and with a very beautiful landscape You can see a small canyon and finally we arrive at Chillca (Ocefina). 7.30 am approx. we provide ourselves with the ones we need and if it is the case to rent the horses and we start with our adventure the climb hike is 3 hours approx. on the way approx. about 30 minutes the villagers give us a welcome and offer their services as muleteers and their horses continue with the walk we appreciate in the distance snowy mountains and wonderful landscapes we will pass through town called Machuracay and finally we arrive at the mountain of colors from the most High you can appreciate this attractive landscape in its magnitude and hear the whistling of the wind and sometimes with snow a unique and incomparable spectacle surrounded by snow-capped mountains and the Apus which guardians surround this marvel. After appreciating and taking pictures, we undertake the return with a 2 hour walk arriving to Pitumarca lunch and return to the city of Cusco arriving approx. 6.30 pm.