Trip Summary
Choquequirao Trek Summary
- First Day. Cusco – Cachora – Chiquisca
- Second Day. Chiquisca – Choquequirao
- Third Day. Choquequirao – Chiquisca
- Fourth Day. Chiquiska – Cachora – Cusco
Choquequirao Trek is a spectacular tour where we dive into the deep Apurímac canyon and then we will ascend by another side of the mountain to the fascinating archaeological complex along a very steep and quiet road. This beautiful Inca city is attached to a mountain that is part of the eastern Andes and on the right bank of the Apurímac River, the Inca city is only free of vegetation in 35 or 40%, most of it remains at the mercy of nature and in the process of scientific study.
This tour will be a unique and unforgettable experience with incredible views.
To start Choquequirao Trek, at 5:30 am we will pick you up from your hotel in our private transport to undertake a spectacular trip approximately 3 and a half hours until Cachora village, where the muleteers and mules will be waiting to accompany us throughout the trip.
We will begin our trek following a path downhill for approximately 2 hours until Kapuliyoq pass, where we will have the first astonishing view of the Apurimac River deep valley, the elevated snow-clad mountains, here we will also have a small break to eat our snack and then we will continue with our descent of 3 hours that will take us to our first camp in Chiquiska.
Cachora: 2,850 meters / 9,348 feet
Chiquiska: 1,930 meters / 6,330 feet
Walking time: 5 hours
Length: 16 km
Accommodation: Chiquiska encampment.
Very early hours of the morning we will have our breakfast, after our light breakfast, we will descend for 1 hour until the Rio (Playa Rosalina), from this place we will begin to ascend by the opposite side of the mountain following the zigzagging trail for 4 hours passing by Santa Rosa until arriving at Marampata, place where we will have the lunch and from this place in the distance we will able to appreciate the last Inca City. In the afternoon, we will increase 2 hours of hiking to our final destination Choquequirao, we will spend the afternoon at the archaeological site where we will observe the sunset and have the opportunity to see condors flight.
In this beautiful and last city of the Inca Empire, we will have the opportunity to see the sunrise and after breakfast we will begin to explore all the important sectors of this masterpiece, which was an administrative, religious and military center built in XV century in the Period of the ninth emperor “Pachacutec” and is located in part of the Vilcabamba mountain range in a difficult place of access.
We will go through the temples, palaces, dormitories, and handicraft, agricultural and hydraulic centers taking excellent photographs that will be a great memory. After all, we will begin to descend by a zigzag path to the Chiquiska camp where we will spend our third night.
Today is our last night of Choquequirao Trek. So, very early we will have our last breakfast, then we will start an arduous ascent for 3 hours until we reach the viewpoint of Capuliyoc.
Very early we will have our breakfast, then we will start an arduous ascent for 3 hours until we reach the viewpoint of Capuliyoc.
We will climb very early because during the day it is very hot in the canyon, in this way we can take advantage of the freshness of the canyon and we will enjoy the incredible sunrise in the canyon of Apurimac. After the viewpoint, we will follow an easy and flat road for 2 hours until we reach the town of Cachora, where we will have the farewell lunch with the whole group, after this farewell we will take our private bus to return to the imperial city of Cusco – hotel.
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