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Ausangate is a mountainof the Vicanota Mountain range in the Andes of Peru. With an altitude of 6,384 meters, Ausangate is situated around 100 kilometres southeast of the City of Cusco Peru.
The Ausangate Mountain has significance in Incan mythology. Every year on the north side of Ausangate the feast of Qoyllur Rit'i ("snow star" in quechua) is celebrated before the feast of the Corpus Christi, during which thousands of Quechua pilgrims attend.
The Ausangate Mountain was ascended by Heinrich Harrerin 1953.
The region in inhabited by llama and alpaca herding communities, and constitutes one of the few remaining pastoralist societies in the world, high mountain trails are used by this herders, to trade with the lower elevation agricultural communities, modernly one of this trails "the road of the Apu Ausangate" is one of the most renowned treks in Peru.
The area has 4 major geological features, the Andean uplift formed by Granits, the hanging glaciers and glaciar erotional valleys, the Permian formation with its singular colors, reds,ocre, turcoise and the Creatceous, lime stone forests.
The Ausangate Trek is an amazing and less-known trek surrounding the snow-capped Sacred Mountain (“Apu”) of Ausangate (6.372m/20900ft) that takes you over mountain passes, awesome mountain scenery, remote Andean villages, hot springs and turquoise lakes. This is an unforgettable hike recommended for lovers of mountain trekking searching for an intense experience in remote areas and wild nature.
DIFFICULTY LEVEL: Challenging. We strongly recommend acclimatizing to the altitude by staying for at least two - three days in Cusco Peru prior to the trek.
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US$ 545 SAVE 20% (from US$ 680)
Price based on group of min 05 people per group. Go to Dates & Prices or ask for private service prices.
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