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Hike · Pacchanta

Seven Lakes of Ausangate

Distance
8.2 mi
Vertical
1,883 ft
Summit
15,896 ft
Difficulty
Strenuous

The Seven Lakes of Ausangate (Siete Lagunas) is the classic day trek at the foot of Ausangate (6,384 m), the sacred glaciated giant that towers over the southern Cusco region — a spectacular, accessible taste of country that otherwise demands a multi-day circuit. From the…

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A turquoise tarn cupped beneath Ausangate's jagged black spire
Itinerantes · CC BY-SA 4.0
Hanging glaciers cascade down the snow face of Nevado Ausangate
Stefanos Nikologianis · CC BY 2.0
The great pyramid of Ausangate towers over a golden altiplano valley
Petr Meissner · CC BY 2.0
A staircase of jade lagoons strung down the Cordillera Vilcanota
sergejf · CC BY 2.0

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