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CHOQUEQUIRAO TREK
The geographic location is at the northeast
of Cusco between Apurimac and Urubamba
Rivers and the amazing Salkantay with a
maximun altitude of 6271 m.o.s.l. 20 574
f.o.s.l.
Vilcabamba offers a great
oportunity to walk between snow-covered mountains,
green mountains, bears, condors, tarantulas, etc.
This area was used as a refuge for the sixteenth
Inka resistance movement of the XVI century, that
tried to recover the control of the Tawantinsuyo
from the Spanish invaders. The costumes and the
typical clothing reflect the mixture of our culture.
Its language and textiles, with Inka and Pre-Inka
decoration, it gives a clear evidence of the quechua
influence. Vilcabamba is another place where you can
find many pre-colombian archaeological treasures,
including Choquequirao and the famous citadel of
Machu Picchu.
There is an Inka Trail network that
connects Pampa de Vitcos, Rosas Pata and Espiritu
Pampa.
Program 4
day / 3 nights
Day 1
CUSCO – CHIQUISCA
We will leave Cusco arriving to Cachora at 09:00 a.m. (altitude 3100
m.o.s.l. – 10 170 f.o.s.l.) where we will have
breakfast. Meanwhile we will prepare the equipment
with the horses and muleteers, here we will able to
watch snow-covered mountains such as Padrayoc at
5480 m.so.s.l. – 18 000 f.o.s.l., we will have a
15-kilometer walk; we will also appreciate a
snow-covered mountain called Huaynacachora. Then we
will continue to Papiliyoc, along it we will be
appreciating the Canyon of Apurimac, the n we will
arrive to Ciquisca where we will have our first
campsite having an average of 07 hours walking.
Day 2
CHIQUISCA - SANTA ROSA
Early in the morning (06:30 a.m.) after a great breakfast we will
descend to La Playa Rosalina croosing by the bridge
Rosalina and then we will descend to Santa Rosa
(reedbed) where we will enjoy a typical drink made
in this regions using Sugar Cane (cambray). Then
after having walked by one hour we will arrive to
the campsite.
Day 3
SANTA ROSA - CHOQUEQUIRAO - SANTA ROSA:
After having the breakfast at 05:30 a.m. we will walk towards
Choquequirao, the path is less inclined, then we
will ascend to Marampata, after a short nap we will
make the last stretch, a very easy part withy some
ascents and descents; in one hour we will arrive to
Cho0quequirao.
At Choquequirao we will be
approximately an average of 05 hours, we will
appreciate peacefully this archaeological complex
with 3 sections accompanied by the guide’s
explanations, after the lunch we will back to (Santa
Rosa), a place where we will arrive to at 05:00
p.m., there we will have dinner and we will rest.
Day 4
SANTA ROSA - CUSCO
After a great breakfast in Santa Rosa, we will trek the last stretch
descending it for 30 minutes until reaching the
shores of Apurimac River, then we will start the
last ascent for 4 hours and we will descent to the
town of Cachora, we will arrive there approximately
at 01:00 p.m. a place where we will have the last
dinner, after one hour we will take a bus that will
take us to the thermal springs of Qonoq where we
will stay for one hour and then we will return to
Cusco (08:00 p.m.) and then transportation to the
hotels.
IT INCLUDES
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Transportation from and to your
hotel.
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Private transportation
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Camping equiment.
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Guide.
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Melas.
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Load animals (horses, for the
camping equipment).
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Muleteer.
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Chef.
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Kitchen equipment.
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First aid kit.
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Entrance fee to Choquequirao.
WHAT YOU HAVE TO BRING.
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