RAINBOW MOUNTAIN - 1 DAY - VINICUNCA
a trip by Qori inka Travel - Cusco - Peru
From: February 2nd 2019
Until: ongoing
The mountain of seven colors 1 day. It is the Watcher of the Cuzco region, The Ausangate is the fifth highest mountain in Peru, with its height of 5200 meters, for centuries it has collected many names; "The Roof of the Inca Capital", "Vinicunca" (Hill of Colors), mountain of colors, etc. Located in the district of Pitumarca, province of Canchis, Cusco region, in southern Peru; The Ausangate is considered the most important mountain of the Peruvian Andean cosmovision.
AUSANGATE, the mountain of seven colors: The walk on the road to Ausangate is one of the most wonderful practices you can have on the trip and enjoy the natural landscape, be accompanied by birds and animals native to the place; All along the way is only part of all that this great opportunity offers to find yourself, where you will receive the protection and wisdom of what was once sacred to our Inca culture, which will definitely change your life.
DAY 1: Bus Cusco - Pitumarca - mountain of seven colors - Chillca - Cusco
We start with the pick-up from your hotel at 3:20 am and then head for our 3-hour trip to the picturesque town of Pitumarca, located south of the city of Cusco, where we stop for some shopping (water, energizers, cereals). . We will continue our journey where we will observe the multicolored landscapes and crops that mix between the mysterious mountains and snowy mountains, Andean animals such as the llama, alpacas, sheep, vicuñas and the beautiful valleys. We will arrive at the picturesque chillca place of the beginning of our walk, here we will enjoy a delicious Andean breakfast with the locals. After our breakfast we will start our hike for 3 hours up the mountain until we reach the town of Machuraccay and then we will ascend to the foothills of the Vinicunca hill, place of access control to this mystical place.
Continuing the walk we will go through a path that will change the landscape between mountains of intense colors and small streams of ice water that feed and give life to this valley, as we walk we will observe how the colors of our surroundings will change due to the climate, we will arrive at a height of 5033 meters above sea level. Top of the mysterious mountain of 7 colors Vinicunca.
This will be the point where we will have enough time to be able to take photos, videos. At the same time it will be the place where we will enjoy our sight delights with the magic that encloses the mountains behind its veil of clouds and snowy peaks, after such exquisite experience we will undertake the return walk to the town of Chillca where we will have lunch, later we will return to Cusco approximately 7.00pm.
INCLUDED IN THE SEVEN COLORS MOUNTAIN:
Transport
Food 01 Breakfast- 01 Lunch
Professional bilingual guide English, Spanish
Entrance to the Mountain of the 7 Colors
First aid kit to the mountain of seven colors
Canes for the walk to the mountain of colors
NOT INCLUDED IN THE SEVEN COLORS MOUNTAIN:
Drinks except what is mentioned for the mountain
Food except as mentioned
Extra expenses to the mountain
Air flights
Trip Length: 5 ½ years
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