| Duration |
4 days / 3 nights |
| Difficulty |
3 |
| Category |
Trekking |
| Starting point |
Cusco (your accommodation) |
| Ending point |
Cusco (your accommodation) |
| Type of service |
Private |
| Main attractions |
Padrajoc and Wayna Cachora snow peaks, Apurimac Canyon, ruins of Choquekirao |
DAY 1: CUSCO – CHIQUISCA (5H)
 We leave from Cusco at 6:00 a.m. in morning arriving at Cachora town at 11:00 am in the morning where we will have our lunch. There, after we arrange the equipment on mules and horses. From that place we can observe the majestic Padrajoc y WAYNA CACHORA snow covered peaks, we can appreciate the beautiful change of the landscape from precipices to snowy mountains. On the way, we will observe APURIMAC canyon with its impressive depth: la Colmena (2870 above sea level), cocamasana (2330 above sea level ), torowisqana(2285above sea level ), chiquisca(1950 above sea level ) grove place where we can find water; Playa Rosalina(camp in 1550 above sea level).
DAY 2: CHIQUISCA – SANTA ROSA
After a good breakfast we will start our climb towards Playa Rosalind, from where we will follow a long climb that takes us towards Santa Rosa, (2115 above sea level ). where we will taste the Cambric (typical drink), later we will continue our route until arriving at our camping in Santa Rosa.
DAY 3: SANTA ROSA – CHOQUEQUIRAO – SANTA ROSA (5H)
Very early in the morning after the breakfast we will continue with the walk towards the amazing ruins of Choquequirao, first we will arrive at Marampata where we will take a rest, than we undertake our last climb. In Choquequirao we will remain during 05 hrs, here we have the guided visit, after a good lunch we will return to our camping in Santa Rosa, where we will rest and have supper.
We will observe the three levels of the excavated ruins, where we can appreciate houses, terraces and other parts of this late Inca-town, like the ruin in progress 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 on 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 ARIAZ DIAZ, as one of the first persons who explored the zone in 1710.
Our bilingual guide will explain the history and importance of the site after the Spanish arrived in PERU. We will have our lunch and dinner in RAYACPATA(2910masl).
DAY 4: SANTA ROSA – CUSCO (5H)
After the breakfast we prepared ourselves to begin our return, first we will arrive at Rosalinda, of where we will begin the ascent for about 05 hours. On the hike we can appreciate again the majestic PADRAJOC snow-covered peak that decorate to APURIMAC canyon We arrive in Cachora from where we will take the return bus towards Cusco.
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• Bus roundtrip from hotel to Cachora