Day 1: Cusco – Cachora – Chiquishkä
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Early in the morning we will have breakfast in the
Hotel around 5:30am then the bus will pick us up from
the hotel around 6 a.m. then we will start with our
journey to the village of Cachora from Cusco 5 hours
drive to the trail head of Cachora. During our journey
we will stop a moment to observe the archaeological
remains of Tarawasi from the bus, continuing thereafter
towards the Cunyac Bridge between the departments
of Cusco and Apurimac. Next we will travel through
the district of Curahuasi and Saywite Andean Comunity,
arriving at Cachora 2800 masl. at 10 a.m. approximately.
Here we will meet our donkey drivers and We will begin
our trek from this area, along sloping path leading
to the pass of Capuliyoc 2915 masl for about 2 hours,
here we will have lunch and from where we have our
first beautiful views of the Apurimac valley stretching
below as well as the snow-capped peaks of Padrayoc
and Wayna Cachora, from Capuliyoc we will have the
first view to Choquequirao far from us,. then We will
descend toward Coca Masana 2330m where the climate
becomes noticeably warmer and the flora and fauna
begin to change. Finally we arrive at Chiquiskä
at 1900m closer to the Apurimac River where we will
set up camp and spend the night in tents. Here in
this camping area we will find humble huts where people
from Cachora live offering soda drinks to the trekkers,
they provide meals if you ask to prepare, basic food.
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Day 3: Day: Maranpata – Choquequirao
– Maranpata
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Our Andean breakfast will be very early around 7:00
am and after it we will walk from Maranpata to Choquequirao
(3035m) is a 2 hour hike. We will arrive at the archaeological
site in time to enjoy the the impressionist views
of the deep canyons and maybe the opportunity to see
a Condor flying nearby, we will walk towards of the
Choquequirao archaeological complex, which is a one-hour
walk to see the Choquequirao and where our guide will
explain you for three hours with all the details about
this important Inca ruins. At the scheduled time around
3pm, to Maranpata, dinner and beautiful sunset, overnight
in Maranpata camping.
Day 2: Chiquishkä – Playa Rosalina –
Santa Rosa – Maranpata
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Early in the morning after the breakfast around 6:00
am, we will continue our trek, we will walk for about
1 hour down to cross the Apurimac River over the hanging
bridge, then we will start climbing up the hill towards
Santa Rosa (2115 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) that is an easier climb. During our
journey we will observe the vegetation existing in
the area. Then we will arrive to Maranpata beside
the Chunchumayo River where we will have a short rest.
Along the way we will observe many orchids and wild
flowers as well as many birds, well after the hardly
climbing we will arrive to Maranpata around 2pm. Here
we will find humble huts and next them we will make
our camp area. Camping in our tents.