THIS ARCHEOLOGICAL SITE, CONSIDERED THE LAST REFUGE OF THE INCAS, IS LOCATED IN THE DISTRICT OF SANTA TERESA WITHIN THE PROVINCE OF LA CONVENCIÓN. IT LIES ON A STEEP SLOPE IN THE VILCABAMBA RANGE AND HAS AN ELEVATION BETWEEN 2800 TO 3000 METERS. YOU WILL ADMIRE THE ARCHITECTURAL MAGNIFICENCE OF THIS FORTRESS THAT RESISTED THE SPANISH CONQUEST FOR DECADES AND YOU´LL ALSO ENJOY THE BEAUTY OF THE FLORA AND FAUNA OF THIS FORESTED REGION. FROM ITS STRATEGIC LOCATION YOU WILL BE ABLE TO SEE THE GREAT CANYON OF APURÍMAC AND ALSO PERHAPS OBSERVE THE FLIGHT OF THE CONDOR. THE CHOQUEQIRAO RUINS, DECLARED A CULTURAL HERITAGE SITE BY THE GOVERNMENTS OF PERU AND FRANCE, HAS ONLY RECENTLY BECOME A TOURIST DESTINATION.

ITINERARY

DAY 1: CUSCO – CACHORA
WE WILL PICK YOU UP AT YOUR HOTEL AT 6:30 A.M. AND TRAVEL BY BUS TOWARDS ABANCAY ON A PAVED ROAD. ALONG THE WAY, WE WILL PASS THE TOWNS OF IZCUCHACA AND ALSO STOP IN LIMATAMBO TO TOUR THE ARCHEOLOGICAL SITE OF TARAWASI. WE WILL THEN CONTINUE OUR JOURNEY BY THE BUS ALONG THE BANKS OF THE APURÍMAC RIVER, CROSSING TO THE LEFT BANK VIA THE CUNYAC BRIDGE. WE WILL BEGIN OUR ASCEND, ENJOYING THE IMPRESSIVE VIEWS OF THE APURÍMAC CANYON, ONE OF THE DEEPEST IN THE WORLD, AND OF THE GLACIER-CAPPED PEAK SALKANTAY. DURING WE CLIMB, WE WILL PASS THROUGH THE CURAHUASI DISTRICT, A PICTURESQUE VALLEY THAT IS THE PRIMARY PRODUCER OF ANIS IN PERÚ. WE WILL ASCEND FURTHER TO REACH SAYWITI WHERE WE WILL VISIT THE ARCHEOLOGICAL SITE AND HAVE LUNCH. WE WILL THEN DRIVE TO CACHORA TO CAMP AND HAVE DINNER.

DAY 2: CACHORA – CHIQUISCA
WE WILL HAVE BREAKFAST AT 7:00 AND THEN BEGIN OUR JOURNEY TO SANTA ROSA. WE WILL PASS THROUGH BEAUTIFUL SCENERY. INCLUDED IS AN IMPRESSIVE WATERFALL WHICH EXAMPLIFIES THE DIVERSE CLIMATE ZONES. WE WILL HAVE LUNCH AT CHISQUISQA AND PASS BY UCHUYHUERTA IN THE AFTERNOON BEFORE ARRIVING IN SANTA ROSA WHERE WE WILL HAVE DINNER AND SPEND THE NIGHT.

DAY 3: CHIQUISCA – CHOQUEQUIRAO
AFTER A GOOD REST AND A DELICIOUS BREAKFAST, WE WILL BEGIN THE TREK TO THE CHOQUEQUIRAO ARCHEOLOGICAL SITE, ENJOYING THE FLORA AND FAUNA OF THE AREA ALONG THE WAY. WE WILL ARRIVE IN CHOQUEQUIRAO AT NOON, WHICH WILL GIVE US PLENTY OF TIME TO VISIT THE RUINS AFTER HAVING LUNCH AND SETTING UP OUR CAMPSITE.

DAY 4: CHOQUEQUIRAO – CHIQUISCA
YOU WILL HAVE FREE TIME AFTER BREAKFAST TO VISIT THE RUINS ON YOUR OWN. AFTER LUNCH, WE WILL HIKE BACK TO SANTA ROSA. WE WILL HAVE DINNER AND SPEND THE NIGHT ON ROSALINA BEACH.

DAY 5: CHIQUISCA – CACHORA – CUSCO
AFTER BREAKFAST, WE WILL BEGIN TRAVELING BACK TO CACHORA. WE’LL CLIMB THROUGH THE HUAYHUACALLE RAVINE WHERE WE WILL HAVE LUNCH, AND THEN CONTINUE OUR HIKE TO CURAHUASI, PASSING THROUGH CACHORA ALONG THE WAY. WE’LL DESCEND TO THE MEDICINAL HOT SPRINGS IN CONOQ TO ENJOY A RELAXING BATH AND RECUPERATE AFTER OUR MARVELOUS ADVENTURE. WE WILL WE RETURN TO CUSCO BY BUS, ARRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 7:30 P.M.

INCLUDED IN THE TOUR PACKAGE
• TRANSPORTATION BY BUS FROM CUSCO TO CACHORA AND BACK TO CUSCO FROM CACHORA
• PROFESSIONAL LOCAL GUIDE WHO SPEAKS ENGLISH
• HORSES TO TRANSPORT CAMPING EQUIPMENT AND FOOD
• PERSONNEL TO CARE FOR THE HORSES
• MEALS, INCLUDING 4 BREAKFASTS, 5 LUNCHES, 4 DINNERS, AFTERNOON TEAS/SNACKS, WATER
• ENTRANCE FEE TO CHOQUEQUIRAO
• CAMPING EQUIPMENT INCLUDING: SLEEPING TENTS (TRIPLE WIDE TENTS TO BE SHARED BY TWO PEOPLE), DOUBLE MATTRESSES, KITCHEN TENT, DINING TENT, BATHROOM TENT, TENT FOR PORTERS AND PERSONNEL IN CHARGE OF THE HORSES
• TABLES AND CAMPING CHAIRS
• FIRST AID KIT, EMERGENCY OXYGEN TANK, AND RADIO COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT
• SAFE STORAGE FOR YOUR VALUABLES

NOT INCLUDED
• BREAKFAST ON THE FIRST DAY, DINNER ON THE LAST DAY
• SLEEPING BAG
• ENTRANCE FEE TO THE HOT SPRINGS IN CONOQ

RECOMMENDED
• YOUR CAMERA AND FILM
• BATTERIES FOR YOUR CAMERA
• SUN BLOCK AND INSECT REPELLENT
• HIKING BOOTS
• SLEEPING BAG
• FLASHLIGHT
• SUFFICIENT CLOTHING: BRING BOTH LIGHT AND WARM CLOTHES.
• WATER PURIFICATION TABLETS
• ALLERGY MEDICATIONS
• CAP AND/OR HAT
• TOILETRIES
• SUNGLASSES
• RAIN PONCHO
• MONEY IN SOLES AND DOLLARS FOR UNEXPECTED EXPENSES
• A LITER OF WATER FOR THE FIRST DAY
• YOUR ORIGINAL PASSPORT AND YOUR STUDENT ID CARD IF UNDER 25 YEARS OF AGE.

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