The Ausangate Trek is known as the highest trek in Peru but that’s not the real reason why the Ausangate Trek is so popular. The 43-mile backpacking trip actually brings you to the multicolored peaks of Vinicunca Mountain. If you are wondering, the mountain’s colors actually come from the different minerals in the soil reacting to oxygen. It is a breathtaking sight that’s definitely worth the trip. Reaching altitudes of up to 5400m, the Ausangate trail offers an ‘off the beaten track’ experience boasting turquoise glacier lakes, snow-capped peaks, rainbow mountains, hot water springs and much more!
From Cusco, it is approximately a four-hour drive to reach a small village called Tinki which is the starting and finishing point for most Ausangate Treks
