Salkantay is a 20,574-foot mountain, the highest of the Cordillera Vilcabamba, part of the Peruvian Andes, to the West of Machu Picchu. You can hike below its snow-capped peak (that has never been summited successfully!) along an icy river and up to 15,300 feet of elevation, rather than slogging the trekker-choked Inca trail. Continue reading →