PROGRAM
Day 1:
CUSCO - Cachora - Chaquisqa (L) (D)
The
bus will pick us up at the hotel at 6 a.m. to begin our journey to the
village of Cachora. During our journey we will stop a moment to observe
the archeological remains of Tarawasi from the bus, continuing there
after towards the Cunyac Bridge between the departments of Cusco and
Apurimac. Next we will travel through the district of Curawasi and
Saywite, arriving at Cachora at 10 a.m. approximately. We will begin our
trek from this area, a long sloping path leading to the pass of
Capuliyoc (2800 m.a.s.l) where we will stop for lunch after a two-hour
walk. Then we will continue our journey to the town of Chaquisqa (1930
m.a.s.l). The whole course to Chaquisqa is downward and the landscape is
awesome and the weather is warm. Our first camp will be setup here. This
is a three-hour walk.
Day 2: Chiquisca - Playa Rosalina - Sunchupata (B) (L) (D)
After
breakfast (5:00 am), we will continue our walk towards Playa Rosalina
(1550 m.a.s.l), followed by an early climb up the hill towards Santa
Rosa (2100 m.a.s.l) where we will stop for lunch. This course is the
hardest and we will take three hours after which we will climb up to the
Maranpata (2850 m.a.s.l) this is an easier climb. During our journey we
will observe the vegetation existing in the area. Later, we will join a
long straight section towards Sunchupata where will camp. Trekking time
is two hours. It is a one hour journey from this spot to Choquenquirao.
Day 3: Sunchupata - Choquequirao - Chaquisqa (B) (L) (D)
Very
early and after breakfast (5:00 am) we travel towards Choquequirao,
which is a one-hour walk to see the sunrise at Choquequirao and there we
will remain for three hours in the company of a guide who will provide
you all the details about this important Inca refuge. At the scheduled
time, we will begin our return to Sunchupata, descending to Santa Rosa,
where we stop for lunch. There after we continue descending to Playa
Rosalina that takes about an hour. Upon our arrival at Playa Rosalina we
will continue our journey to the village of Chaquisqa, two hours away
from Rosalina, where we will spend the night.
Day 4: Chaquisqa - Capuliyoc - Cachora (B) (L)
A
hearty breakfast shall be served in Chaquisqa (06:00 am) after which we
will return along the same route to Cachora which is the slope we
descended on the first day and which is a smoother climb of two hours
until we reach the pass of Capuliyoc. From here, it takes another two
hours to reach the village of Cachora along a smoother route, arriving
at 12:00 am approximately. During our journey we will observe the exotic
flora and fauna as well as sights of majestic snowcapped peaks and the
impressive canyon of the Apurimac. In the afternoon we will travel to
the medicinal thermal baths of Qonoq where we will remain for one hour
and continue later on our journey to the city of Cusco. Upon our arrival
in Cusco at 8 p.m., you will be transferred to the hotel. End of the
services.
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