Another great day awaits us, after a hearty breakfats, we drive for 2 hrs. to Huacawasi town where we will start our hike filled with encounters with locals, strong legged men head off to work in the potato fields, wooden ploughs slung over their shoulder, rough handed women sit, legs outstretched weaving their traditional clothes on wooden looms and small children sit motionless guarding herds of alpaca and llama, their ever faithful dog by their side. From here, we begin towards the pass, lying at 4450m-14610ft. The Ipsaycocha pass marks the border between Lares and Patacancha valley. We start gently and then climb one final steep section to gain the summit, if we are lucky, we will have spectaculars views of mount Verónica. We take lunch by the beautiful Ipsay lake then follow an ancient trail to the Patacancha valley and village where our trek ends. Our waiting vehicle takes us onto our hotel for the night (Ollantaytambo).

Total hiking distance; 14km-8.7mlL