Tastayoc to Patakancha Trek

1 day trek
Grade:. Moderate.
Highlight: Villages, scenery
Distance Covered: 14 Km or 8.70 mi.
Max. Altitude: 5000m or 16,404.20 ft
(see Trek Map)

You will be collected from your hotel in the Urubamba Valley and drive for approximately one hour to the beginning of your trek. The walk starts at approximately one hour from the Urubamba Valley on the route towards the Malaga Pass beyond Ollantaytambo. The first 3 1/2 hours are purely uphill across high Andean Valleys inhabited by subsistence farmers and sheep and llama herders. You will reach the highest point of your hike at 5000m where you will obtain breathtaking views of the surrounding mountains and especially snowcapped Veronica. From this point onwards you will start your descent across dramatic landscapes, and you will come across a couple of beautiful lagoons.

Four hours descending will take you to the traditional community of Patakancha where your Pachamanca (traditional Andan dish of meat and potatoes cooked in the earth) or Picnic will be expecting you. (lunch will be late today. You will be given a snack at the beginning of your trek to keep you going). Visit the Community and our Medical Project and return on your vehicle to Ollantaytambo and back to your hotel. Total walking 7-8 hours.

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