Waking up to snow

Turning Back From Ausangate

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September 25th 2016
After completing the Salkantay Trail and feeling pretty invincible, we decided to make the most of lugging around our camping gear in a country filled with mindblowing treks through the Andes. A photo of Rainbow Mountain/Cerro Colorado that had popped up on Instagram pre-trip inspired us to set our plans towards finding and conquering it. Turns out that Rainbow Mountain is a fairly new disc ... read more

South America » Peru » Cusco

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Ancient Peru was the seat of several prominent Andean civilizations, most notably that of the Incas whose empire was captured by the Spanish conquistadors in 1533. Peruvian independence was declared in 1821, and remaining Spanish forces defeated in 1... ... read more