travel agency cusco Peru::tour operator Choquequirao 4days

We leave from Cusco at 4:00 am in the morning. Arriving at Cachora town at 6:30 in the morning where we will have our breakfast. Here after we arrange the equipment on mules and horses. From that place we can observe the majestic   Padrayoc snow-covered peaks, it is 5482 m.a.s.l. The hike on this first day is 21.70 km of distance. On the way we will observe Padrayoc    and Wayna  Cachora snow-covered   peaks, we can appreciate the beautiful change of the landscape from precipices to snowy mountains.

We have our lunch in a place called Playa Rosalina at 1:00 pm. On the way we will observe Apurimac canyon with its impressive depth and in Santa Rosa we will set up our campsite.

The approximate time of the hike is about 10 h. On this day we will pass the small settlements: La Colmena  (2870m.a.s.l.),   La Aguada   (2915m.a.s.l.),   Capuliyoc (2915   m.a.s.l.) impressive lookout point where we can see all Apurimac Valley  , Huayhuacalle   (2970m.a.s.l.),   Tinajayoc (2630 m.a.s.l.), Mirador (2370 m.a.s.l.), Cocamasana (2330m.a.s.l.),   Torowisqana (2285 m.a.s.l.), Chiquiska (1950 m.a.s.l.) grove place where we can find water, Playa Rosalina (camp in 1550 m.a.s.l.), La Huerta (2705 m.a.s.l.) and finally we arrive in Santa Rosa (2115 m.a.s.l.)

 Early morning (5:00 am) after breakfast, we continue our hike going up to  Choquequirao. We will arrive to the archaeological place   Choquequirao   after 5 hours.   Good time to enjoy that majestic place. We will observe the three levels of the excavated ruin, where we can appreciate houses, terraces and other parts of this late Inca-town, like the ruin in progress of excavation and finally areas unexplored that can   tell us about this last refuge of the oppressed   inca   empire. Approximately at 3 o'clock in the afternoon (depends of the weather) we can appreciate "the flight of the Condors".

Choquequirao: is considered as "The Last Refuge of the Inca Empire".   The oldest reports assign to Juan Arias Diaz as one of the first persons that explored the zone in 1710. Our bilingual guide will explain the history and importance of the site after the Spanish arrived to Peru. We will have our lunch and dinner in    MARAMPATA (2910 m.a.s.l.)

After an early    breakfast    we pack and start   walking back to Chiquiska.  On the way we can observe again Apurimac   canyon. Here we may be lucky to appreciate the flight of the Condors, the exuberant vegetation and its variety of flowers and orchids.

The time of the hike is about 10h. Altitude: 3033-1950 m.a.s.l.  Passing    the same small settlements as on the way up. We will stop in Playa     Rosalina where we will have our lunch and after that we'll continue to Chiquiska. Here we will spend the night on our campsite.

Early morning    after breakfast (5:00 am), we continue to arrive to   Cachora town. On the hike we can appreciate again the majestic    Padrayoc   snow-covered peak that decorate to Apurimac canyon.

The time of hike to arrive to Cachora is about 7 hours. In the way back to Cusco we make a stop in Cconoc and enjoy of the hot    natural    springs     Showers are available the same time we    can    see native product of the area. We will arrive to Cusco approximately at 10 pm.