CHOQUEQUIRAO TREK 5 DAYS

Very early in the morning, we will pick you up from your hotel, in our transport, then we will go to the pampa de anta, before starting to go down to the valley of Limatambo, we can see part of the Vilcabamba mountain range where the Apu Salkantay (6250 m) accompanied by the mountains of Humantay (5690 m) and Palcoyo (5250 m), our vehicle will stop to take some pictures of both the mountains or the valley of Limatambo that later we will be descending, Then we will go up to the town of Curahuasi, this place is well known for its cultivation of anise and sugar cane, after this we will go to the archaeological site of Saywite, where we will stop to visit the place, which consists of a stone where the Incas sculpted forms of animals, birds, terraces and irrigation canals, our guide will gladly give us all the information, there are also water fountains, staircases and others.

Then we will continue our journey until we arrive to the town of San Pedro de Cachora, we will continue until Capuliyoc (2900 m), in this place we will be received by our team Illapa our muleteers, who will help us with our luggage, at the same time we will take our lunch and then we will get ready to start our hike, just 5 minutes we will stop at the viewpoint, From there we will be able to appreciate the path of our entire journey and for those who have a good view we will be able to see the archaeological complex of Choquequirao in the distance, we will also have an impressive view of the Apurimac canyon (1500 m deep from where we are) and if we are lucky we can see a condor (king of the Andean sky) flying nearby. On the other side of the river are the snow-capped mountains of Padreyoc (5771 m) and Qoriwayrachina (4900 m), after taking our well-deserved photos we will begin to descend for 4 hours until we reach Chiquisca (1900 m) where we will spend the night in the house, the owner has the cultivation of sugar cane from which he prepares the cane chicha and grows the mazasamba (soursop), fruit of the place.

Our cook will prepare our comforting dinner.

Meals included: Lunch and dinner.

Transportation: Private Cusco - Capuliyoc 4:30 approximately.

Guide: Private guide in Spanish.

Walk: 4 to 5 hours

Night: Local inhabitant's house

Early in the morning we will be awakened with a coca tea and our breakfast, then we will get ready for our hike, after putting on the sunscreen and mosquito repellent we will be ready to walk. In the first stretch we will continue down to Rosalinas Beach (1500 m), at this point we will cross the suspension bridge over the famous Apurimac River which means "The god that talks", after this we will begin the zigzagging ascent until we reach the village of Santa Rosa (2000 m), where we will take a refreshing rest.

For this hike is necessary to have a good physical endurance because we will continue our ascent to the hamlet of Marampata (2900 m), in this place we will spend the night in the house of one of the villagers, at the same time we will take a break and have lunch, from this place we will have a panoramic view of the Choquequirao Archaeological Complex.

Meals included: Breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Guide: Private guide in Spanish.

Walk: 5 to 6 hours

Night: Local inhabitant's house

This day we will wake up very early because we will start our day visiting Choquequirao where we can see the sunrise, after this we will have our deserved breakfast and then we will go to the lost city of Choquequirao (Cradle in gold means Quechua), known as the younger sister of Machupicchu. Our guide will take you to visit the most beautiful places of this vast archaeological site, covered with lush vegetation with flowers such as orchids, bromeliads, mosses, lichens and many trees, where we can see some birds, this place was built by the Incas at the end of their rule, also served as resistance against the Spanish.

Some of the very beautiful and unique terraces are where our ancestors have drawn the Andean camelid (the llama), site that we can not miss. After completing the visit at sunset, we return to Marampata for dinner and overnight.

Meals included: Breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Guide: Private guide in English.

Walk: 5 hours tour.

Night: Local inhabitant's house

We will have our coca tea and then our breakfast, to get ready for our hike, we will begin to descend by the same route by which we have arrived. We will pass by Santa Rosa, a place where we can rest, then we will continue down to the Apurimac River known as Playa Rosalinas, where we will have lunch and take a necessary break.

We will resume our hike uphill until we reach Chiquisqa, where we will spend the night in the home of a local inhabitant.

Our cook, a connoisseur of the Peruvian culinary art, will prepare a comforting dinner for us.

Meals included: Breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Guide: Private guide in Spanish.

Walk: 5 to 6 hours

Night: Local inhabitant's house

This day we will take our coca tea and our breakfast very early to start the tour and thus avoid the heat of the canyon to reach the viewpoint of Capuliyoc, in this part our guide prepares us a small ceremony to thank the Andean world for all the fabulous views that offered us each site we have visited, for letting us go and return without having any problems along the way. We say goodbye to the team of muleteers who gladly accompanied us on our journey.

Our transportation will be waiting for us to finally return to the city of Cusco, in our tour we will have the opportunity to enjoy the well deserved Qonoc thermal baths, it will also be conducive to take our lunch, in the afternoon we will be arriving to the city of Cusco and we will be leaving you at your hotel where our services will end.

Meals included: Breakfast and lunch.

Transportation: Private Capuliyoc - Cusco 5:30 approximately.

Guide: Private guide in Spanish.

Walk: 4 to 5 hours

Night: At your Hotel