Choquequirao trek

Departure will be from Cusco between 4:30am-5:00am. We’ll drive across the Andes towards Capuliyoc, arriving at approximately 8:30am. In this place we will enjoy the first breakfast and start our Trexperience to one of the legendary lost city of the Incas: Choquequirao. It’s a 4-hour trek downhill from Capuliyoc (9550 ft. 2911 m) to our lunch place at Chiquiska (1893m – 6210 ft.). Along the way we will get the first views of the Apurimac canyon, one of the deepest ones in Peru. It offers us spectacular panoramas with different landscapes from the highlands of Peru to the dense vegetation of the clouds forest. After lunch we continue our journey for 2 more hours down to Santa Rosa (1478mts – 4849ft.) Here we will camp for the night.

After breakfast we will get ready for one of the most challenging but rewarding days on this Trexperience! First we will cross a suspension bridge and trek uphill to Marampata (9550 ft. 2911 m). Passing through sugar cane farms, we’ll see where the locals produce “Cañazo”, a local alcoholic drink that has been produced for centuries. We will stop for lunch at a beautiful spot with amazing views of the mountains and the river. After lunch we start ascending to Choquequirao (3030mts – 9940ft.). A spectacular place perched in the Peruvian Andes, this was one of the last Incan cities built. It might have been one of the entrance check point to Vilcabamba, the last capital of the Incas. Our campsite today is right next to this archaeological place, allowing us to walk to this mysterious places back and forth anytime we want to relax…