Kinsa Cocha — Attraction in Pisac

A seriously beautiful hike in the Sacred Valley.

There's two ways to get there if you don't have a car:

Get a taxi from Pisac which will take you there, wait for you while you hike and then take you back. The going rate is 150 soles, including them waiting for you for three hours.

Take the collectivo towards Cuyo Grande and let the driver know you are heading to Kinsa Cocha. They will drop you off at a point on the main road where you can hike up 1.5-2 hours on a dirt road to the lagoons. It's a long, uphill walk so you will likely be too tired/out of time to do the 2.5-3 hr Kinsa Cocha hike once you arrive... but it only costs a few soles and you get to walk through really lovely rural mountain villages.

Hope this info helps someone out...

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