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Salkantay, Wak´ay huillca "veronica" and Ausangate, in about 1 more hour we will pass the high pint of the day, and down near by an strean we will lunch. after lunch there are about 3 more hours of hike to the camp site, the trails desapears only our expert guides knows which way to follow, we will arrive to hatun pampa (big flat) surrounded by beautifull mountains and arrive at the  Yanacocha lake, lake which has many leyends and considered holly by the villagers, we wil camp near by at 4,200. masl.

Day 02: Yanacocha - Kenqo mayu.- all our trekking in cusco area, are nice but this is just different, this day we will wake up  little later because this secion will sort of easier  because there is small pass only at one hour  from the camp site, also nice section as the  first day, but more colorful mountains, where  we can see andean ibis, herons, torrent ducks,  and the smart andean fox waiting his lunch  sheep and many caracara eagles. After 2 hours  we will arrive in to a nice highland valley a place named Kenqo mayu (zigzag river)

mountain and lake at tumibamba ollantaytambo trek - trekking in cusco.

glacier water following; the valley and  place where some shepherds leave they; have  hundreds of sheep, our lunch will be at the end  of the zigzagging river.

After lunch the trek leads by smooth downhill to reach and follow the  ancient inca trail that once was the principal inca trail from cusco to machu picchu, there is coming little up-hill  section; which will lead us until the place  named ascascocha, we will arrive to our camp spot  at around 4.00 pm where near to the glacier mount; and river stream we will camp.

Day 03: Kenqo Mayu - Chanca Chucu.- This is a  relax day, the trail leads banking river kenqo mayu,  a large distance of downhill, where you can see  eagles, sheep herders, caws and horses, the trails  is surrounded by snow capped mounts and colorful  ones, the lunch will be at the river bank. After lunch the trail is up hill for about 3.5 hours until chanca chucu where we camp near a nice inca fence for animals.

Day  04: Chanca Chucu - Inca´s stone quarry (cachi qáta) - Cusco.-  this trek also could be called inca stone quarry, Another beautiful day will be waiting for, at the beginning we  have downhill and after a nice little canyon we will follow a trail  down under inca channel, the trail is up hill , looks like really  difficult but we have time; So after about 3 hours of hike we can  reach the famous inca stone quarry at the mountain cachi qáta (salt - slope), the site is just big, carved stones where ready to transport,  and of curse at the site we are going to see inca building and tombs,  after this we will descend and lunch, after we need still to hike;  for 1 more hour to get our transport and back to Cusco, or take the  optional train to Aguas Calientes to visit Machu Picchu, end of this trekking in peru.