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Lares Valley Trek Itinerary |
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Typical Lares Valley Trek Itinerary
Day
1:
We pick you up from your hotel between 08:00 and 08:30 and travel by private bus
for the 1½ hour ride to the village of Huaran (2840m) located in the Sacred
Valley between Pisac and Urubamba. Huaran is the start of the trail. We’ll
meet up with the horsemen and pack the horses. Leaving the Sacred Valley behind
us we head northwards following a gently climbing trail that runs parallel to
the small Cancha Cancha river. It’s a 4 hour trek to our destination, the
small village also named Cancha Cancha (3800m) where we’ll spend the night.
Day
2:
Leaving Cancha Cancha we continue north east up the valley, passing small
thatched stone houses. After ½ hour the path flattens out before climbing
steeply for the 2½ hour trek to the first pass, called Pachacutec Pass (4458m).
From the pass you’ll be rewarded with superb views of Pachacutec Lake and the
snowy peaks of Pitusiray. The path continues for an hour along a narrow ridge
until dropping down into a beautiful secluded corrie filled with glacial lakes
and rich in birdlife. The lip of the corrie descends into the next valley,
following a series of cascading waterfalls to the village of Quisuarani (3700m)
about 1 hours’ easy walking from the corrie. We’ll camp here for the night.
Day
3:
Heading west up a small valley you’ll arrive at a lake at the head of the
valley and start a steep zig-zag climb up a narrow trail to the top of the
second pass known as Abra Huillquijasa (4200m), about 3 hours’ from Quisuarani
village. Below you lies a series of stunning turquoise lakes. We’ll drop down
and have lunch beside the lakes before continuing on for the short trek to the
next village of Cuncani (3750m) in the bottom of the valley (1½ hour from the
pass). Arriving early in the village we’ll set up camp and you’ll have time
to explore the surrounding hills.
Day 4: The trail follows the river valley down hill for about 3 hours to the town of Lares (3100m). ½ hour before arriving in Lares you’ll have the opportunity to enjoy a soak in some open air thermal springs (bring a swimsuit). You’ll notice that the vegetation is becoming very green and almost tropical. From Lares we'll return by private minibus to Cusco arriving mid-afternoon. This trek can easily be trekked in reverse. |
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