Ausangate (above) is one of the highest peaks in Peru. I took four days to circumnavigate the peak, coming at around 14,000 feet every night and hiking during the day between 14,000 and 17,000.
Mt. Padreyoc and Mt. Salkantay are the dominant peaks on the trek to the Inca archeological site Choquequirao.
Torres del Paine National Park, in Chilean Patagonia has some of the most fantastical peaks and towers.
Peru’s Lares Valley and surrounding peaks feel incredibly remote but are actually accessible by several villages.