Out in the Peruvian Andes: Lares
January 11th 2020 The Lares Trek is probably the most scenic and wild trek near Cusco. Salkantay is beautiful, but Lares feels so much more remote. There are at least six different routes through the mountains between Calca and Lares. Also, fewer travel agencies have Lares than Salkantay, so you are more likely to have the trail to yourself, like I did.
I went with SAM Travel from Cusco, to the ruins of Pisac, t
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