Ausangate

Cusco Department · Peru

Ausangate, Peru
Photo: Edubucher, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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Best time to go
May to September
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The highest peak in the Cusco region and a sacred mountain in Andean cosmology, ringed by glacial lakes and high passes on a demanding multi-day trek. Its snowfields feed the turquoise lagoons that draw trekkers and pilgrims alike.

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