Salkantay Refuge
Refugio Salkantay is a high mountain refuge at an elevation of 3.849m (12,627ft) above the sea level, located in the Cusco Region, in Peru. Your wheels will be astounded at the wonderful views of the mountains spread out before you! They are terrible for drivers who are prone to vertigo. In many places the road is bordered by a drop of hundreds of meters (many hundreds of feet) unprotected by guardrails.
The hut is located within the Vilcabamba mountain range, part of the Peruvian Andes. The road to the summit is called Carretera 109. It’s gravel and pretty steep. This road tests the skill, and courage, of any driver. It’s definitely not for anyone suffering from vertigo or a fear of landslides. Starting from Mollepata the ascent is 18.2km long. Over this distance the elevation gain is 987 meters and the average gradient is 5.42%. Do not travel this road in severe weather conditions. Avalanches, heavy snowfalls and landslides can occur anytime, being extremely dangerous due to frequent patches of ice.
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