UJ #9 - Adventure in Peru

AUSANGATE
PROGRAMME
5D/4N
DAY 1 LIMA-CUSCO
- Transfer from chosen hotel to Checacupe.
- Visit to the colonial church.
- Uphill walk to the Pitumarca Valley.
- Picnic lunch at Molino Viejo.
- Walk from Molino Viejo to Chillca Tambo.
- Dinner and overnight stay at Chillca Tambo.
DAY 2 CHILLCA-MACHURACAY
- Breakfast at the tambo.
- Walk from the Pampa Uyuni Valley as far as Lake
Paloma.
- Picnic lunch at Lake Paloma or Cochajasa.
- Walk from Lake Paloma to Machuracay Tambo, at the
foot of Mount Ausangate.
- Dinner and overnight stay at Machuracay Tambo.
DAY 3 MACHURACAY-ANANTAPATA
- Breakfast at the tambo.
- Ascent to Palomichayoc Pass.
- Descent to Lake Ausangatecocha.
- Picnic lunch at Astanapata de Ausangate.
- Walk to Anantapata Tambo.
- Dinner and overnight stay at Anantapata Tambo.
Christian Declercq
Puna, the vegetation of the Andean plateau is the dominant ecosystem in this area. The
climate is cold and dry, vegetation is scarce and the beautiful lakes are fed by meltwater.
seeing the flora and fauna makes you appreciate this with every step we take”.
“For me, the highlight of the trek is crossing passes at more than 5,000 metres
above sea level, and above all the colours you see on the route, from the white
of the perpetual snow to the copper colour of the hills”, explains Hidalgo.
The trek around Ausangate is a more solitary route compared to the Inca Trail.
There aren’t many tourists and this produces a closer bond with the surrounding
countryside. Trekking round the most important apu in Cusco generates a
sensation of awe. Its size gives us a new perspective of things and will certainly
give you a better understanding of life in one of the most extreme environments
in the Peruvian Andes.
DAY 4 ANANTAPATA-HUAMPOCOCHA
- Breakfast at the tambo.
- Walk from Anantapata to Huampococha, passing
through the Surini Pass, Yauricunca, the mountain of
colours, and Puruaucas.
- Lunch at Pampa de Anta Grande.
- Trek around Nevado del Inca as far as Huampococha
Tambo.
- Dinner and overnight stay at Huampococha Tambo.
Jeremy Cornejo
DAY 5 HUAMPOCOCHA-CUSCO
- Breakfast at Huampococha Tambo.
- Ascent to Anta Pass.
- Descent to the Pitumarca Valley.
- Picnic lunch at Congomire.
- Transport to Cusco.
Photos: Andean Lodges
The local flora and fauna are diverse despite the altitude. The yellow-billed teal
(Anas flavirostris) and Andean fox (Lycalopex culpaeus andinus).