House of the Inca
Volcán Incahuasi — 6,638 m.
A sacred peak on the Argentine border, named for the Inca shrines and trail networks that still ring its flanks. A quieter, more culturally storied alternative to the higher volcanoes of the region.
Incahuasi — "House of the Inca" in Quechua — is a 6,638 m volcano straddling the Chile-Argentina border. It was a place of pilgrimage in the Inca era: the mountain's flanks still hold ceremonial platforms, shrines, and the traces of trails that climbed to the summit five hundred years before modern mountaineers arrived.
The standard route today is non-technical — volcanic scree, firn snow, a short rock section near the top — but the setting is unlike anywhere else in the Andes. Fewer teams. More silence. And the constant reminder that people climbed here long before the sport of mountaineering existed.
Incahuasi is often chosen by climbers who want a serious 6,000 m objective in a less-visited corner of the range, or by those combining it with Ojos or Tres Cruces on the same trip.
A sample itinerary — real dates and rest days flex around weather, acclimatization, and how each climber is moving. Fena adapts the plan on the mountain.
Team pickup at Copiapó airport. Gear check, briefing, welcome dinner. Overnight at 400 m.
Long scenic drive up into the altiplano and to the Chile-Argentina border zone. First high-altitude sleep.
Rest, hydrate, short guided walks. Optional hot springs. Altitude review.
Guided acclimatization climb of Mulas Muertas. Return to Laguna Verde for the night.
Drive and short carry to base camp on the mountain's flanks. Set up, hydrate.
Full rest at base camp. Summit-day briefing, meals, sleep.
Carry to high camp on the shoulder of the mountain. Early dinner, early to bed.
Alpine start. Long summit day on the standard route: volcanic scree, firn snow, and a short rock section near the crater rim. Roughly 9–12 hours round trip. Descent to high camp.
Pack up high camp and descend. Celebrate.
Drive out. Farewell dinner. Overnight at 400 m.
Transfer to Copiapó airport. Flex days built into the schedule for weather.
$6,200 USD
All-inclusive from Copiapó
$1,500 non-refundable deposit reserves your spot. Balance of $4,700 invoiced 90 days before departure. Balance is refundable up to 60 days before expedition start.