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Cusco Region Day Hikes

If you want to do a hike that’s not right by town, there are several spectacular places that you can get to with a day hike - and a long drive. Each of these is several hours’ drive and all of them make for a very long day.

Practicalities

Many agencies offer Rainbow Mountain and Humantay Lake. A few offer Waqra Pukara and even fewer offer Inti Punku. However, transportation to all four of these is easier if you go with a trekking agency.

Humantay Lake

Near Salkantay (3hr)

Inti Punku

Near Ollantaytambo

Mauk’a Llaqta

Rarely visited Inca city

Mount Accoyac

Hike near Sangarará

Rainbow Mountain

Vinicunca & Palcoyo

Waqra Pukará

The Horned Fortress

Text © Heather Jasper

Image by Heather Jasper