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Humantay 5917m

Humantay is an imposing and quite difficult peak in the Cordillera Vilcabamba near Cuzco and Machu Picchu in southern  Peru.

Humantay (on the right ) as seen from the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu

Humantay (on the left ) as seen from the air to the north.

We can organise guided treks to this peak. For details of how to climb Humantay and neighbouring peaks like Salkantay please see our guidebooks, which are available in English, Spanish, Polish and French editions, direct from us or from all good bookshops and mountaineering shops.

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