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Live a genuine experience with the native communities of Peru. Learn about their customs, traditions and ways of life.
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Ausangate
Discover the most important Apu of Andean region, its beautiful lagoons and high Andean landscapes.
Ausangate is the highest mountain in the Cusco region and the fifth highest in Peru, reaching 6,385 meters above sea level. It is located approximately 84 kilometers southeast of Cusco. This sacred mountain is one of the most important in Andean culture. Apu Ausangate is considered the father of all surrounding mountains and a powerful protector spirit of the region. The area is also renowned for its traditional Andean textiles—ancestral knowledge that remains alive and is passed down through local families.
Lares
Explore the Urubamba mountain range in contact with native communities and the living culture of the Peruvian Andes.
The Lares Trek is one of the most scenic mountain routes in the Cusco region. It crosses the Urubamba mountain range, a tropical range in the Peruvian Andes due to its proximity to the rainforest. Along the trek, travelers experience diverse Andean ecosystems including rivers, high-Andean forests, lagoons, waterfalls, snow-capped peaks, and traditional communities. The route also offers opportunities to observe local wildlife such as condors, deer, eagles, viscachas, and hummingbirds. The journey concludes in the town of Lares, famous for its thermal and medicinal hot springs.
Quishuarani
Be part of an authentic experience with families from high Andean communities.
Quishuarani is a high Andean community located in the Urubamba mountain range, in the Lares region. This experience offers direct contact with local families, their traditions, and way of life. For two days and one night, travelers live with a local family, participating in activities such as traditional textile making, livestock care, and daily community life. The experience also includes hikes to lagoons and waterfalls, as well as a traditional Andean offering using coca leaves.
Cancha Cancha 2D1N
Be part of an authentic experience with families from high Andean communities.
Beautiful trekking over the Huaran valley, located in the Urubamba mountain range. We start from Saywapata, going through a beautiful valley with native plants and trees for about 4 hours of ascent until we reach the high Andean community of Cancha Cancha. Here we will be received by one of the local families, with a delicious local lunch, we will get to know the family house, traditional textiles, agriculture, livestock, and we will share an authentic experience with nature and Andean culture. The next day we visit Wasan Qocha sacred lake.
Cancha Cancha
Hike and encounter with a high Andean community
This full-day trek takes place in the Huaran Valley, located in the Urubamba mountain range. The route offers scenic landscapes with native plants, high-Andean ecosystems, and traditional rural life. The experience culminates in the high Andean community of Cancha Cancha, where visitors are welcomed by a local family to share a traditional lunch and learn about daily life, agriculture, livestock, and traditional textiles.