The community of "Pacchanta" is located on the slopes of the snowy "Ausangate", at an approximate height of 4200 meters above sea level. It is reached by the new South Interoceanic Highway and diverted by a carriageway, in about 3 hours from Cusco.
The people of the community are dedicated to breeding alpacas and cultivating native tubers, and they are all expert weavers. With the fiber of the alpaca, they prepare their clothing and tools, and use meat as a source of protein. Native potatoes, fresh or traditionally converted into chuño and moraya, provide the carbohydrates they need to fight against cold and physical exertion.
The men and women of Pacchanta preserve their cultural identity and traditional way of life, which makes them representatives of the high Andean culture. During your stay in the community, we will discover the magic of the snow and the warmth of its inhabitants, who proud and happy, will share with you their life and traditions.
The night before the tour, meeting with the guide where the details for the following days will be provided.
We leave Cusco around 07:00hrs in our transport that will take us to Tinki. On the way we will have a spectacular view over the mountain range and its snowy peaks. After three hours of travel, we will arrive to Tinki, where we will start our trek to the native community of «Pacchanta». Along the way, the silence and the sound of the wind will help us discover the landscape, the flora and fauna of the place, and we will see numerous alpacas that will appear with the bottom of the glaciers.
We will arrive to Pacchanta for lunch and we will meet the family that will give us their home to stay. After lunch, we will share with the community and learn the art of traditional weaving, we can also share traditional agricultural work, sowing, hilling, harvesting or any activity that is spontaneously taking place on the day of our visit.
In the afternoon, we will bathe in the hot springs, overlooking the majestic Ausangate Snowy. We will have dinner and spend the night in the family home.
Early in the morning, we will have our delicious breakfast and then we will start our hike among the high Andean landscapes until we arrive at the Ausangate viewpoint, near the snowy ones. We will enjoy our spectacular surroundings, and then we will return to Pacchanta. Overnight in family house.
After breakfast, we will visit the beautiful lagoons of different shades very close to the Nevado de Ausangate. After the tour, we will return to Pacchanta to take our way back, arriving in Cusco at the end of the afternoon.
"Your participation as a visitor will directly benefit the people who interact with you in the daily tasks; and indirectly, it will be motivating the conservation of the environment, its native biodiversity in flora and fauna and the recovery of traditional arts and techniques, which reinforces the identity of the peoples and offers different alternatives for sustainable development. "
Prices in American Dollars per person
