To get to the next valley, you simply continue up the slope from Abancay to the top of the pass. Abancay itself is embedded in the slope in such a way that the streets of the town go down on one side and up on the other. To the very top at 4000m, it is 1500m of elevation over 35km. I cycled for 4 hours. Always consistently steep and there was no lift to get on. For a long time you can see the town below you. From the top of the pass, 35km downhill to Curahuasi at 2700m. And the best thing: Baños termales de Cconoc are very close by.