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Bryan | Exploro Ergo Sum
July 22, 2023
Hiking
Once you reach the spectacular Salkantay Pass, you are faced with breathtaking views of the Humantay and the Salkantay. The pass is located at an altitude of 4,630 meters, but …
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Martin
July 10, 2022
Hiking
A place that is breathtaking in every respect and one that one struggles to achieve. The pass height measures over 4600 m and yet it is towered over by the foothills of the Humantay, Wamantay, but especially by the more than 6200 meters of the Salkantay.
Once you get to that place, the thin air doesn't matter. Pride and satisfaction with one's own achievement prevails
Once you get to that place, the thin air doesn't matter. Pride and satisfaction with one's own achievement prevails
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ToMMy
July 31, 2022
Mountaineering
The Salcantay Pass is 4650 m above sea level. M. and is surrounded by the spectacular glaciers of Humantay (5917 m.a.s.l.) and Mount Salkantay, which at 6270 m is the highest peak in the region. The Slacantay is the second highest mountain in Peru and means "wild mountain".
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