03/04/2026
The Cordillera Vilcanota is one of Peru’s most spectacular mountain ranges. High and stark, this is one of the least visited areas in the country but offers plenty of attractions for the hardy trekker, including snow-capped mountains, glaciers, and turquois lakes, herds of alpacas and wild vicuña, and isolated villages with friendly locals still practicing a way of life hundreds of years old. There are many trekking opportunities here but the shortest and best known is the Ausangate Trek, which circumnavigates the dominate peak in the range.