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CUSCO

CHICON TREK (4d/3n)
The Chicon is the most important mountain of the Mountain range of Urubamba, this mountain, considered Sacred by the andean settler has much influence in his way of life.

For this adventure, we begin our trek in Huaran, a small town in the Sacred Valley of the Incas, we pass by another typical village, Cancha cancha, with its small typical stone houses and corrals; we walk across the glacier of the Chicon mountain, usually called Bride’s veil due to its extension and finally we descend by the beautiful gorge of Pumahuanca to get the Sacred Valley and then go back to Cusco.

DAY 1: CUSCO -HUARAN – CANCHA CANCHA
DAY 2: CANCHA CANCHA – MORRAIN CAMP OF CHICON
DAY 3: MORRAIN CAMP OF CHICON – WALK ACROSS THE BRIDE’S VEIL– PUMAHUANCA GORGE
DAY 4: PUMAHUANCA GORGE – URUBAMBA - CUSCO

Level of difficulty: Medium - Difficult
Maximum height: 5250masl (17060 ft)
Difference Altitude: 1000 m (3280 ft) 1000 m (3280 ft)
Pack weigth: 11 lbs ( 5 kg)

It is included:
• Transportation
• Meals
• Oficial tourism guide
• Porters
• Horses and muleteers (for the camping staff and technical equipment)
• Collective camping equipment (two person tents, dinning tent, kitchen tent)
• First aids kit
• Oxygen bottle

Price: US $ 490 each person (minimum 2 persons)

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