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 the mountains tower over you. The Humantay measures over 5,500 meters and the Salkantay reaches the dizzying altitude of 6,271 meters. This place has long been considered sacred by the inhabitants of the Peruvian Andes.
The climb is tiring, but once up here, the rarefied air doesn't matter anymore. The place has breathtaking beauty. I advise you to chew and suck coca leaves, which are very popular locally and easy to find. They help with the physical challenges of the high altitude.