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El Choro Trail
Duration: 3 days
Trails: T2 trails
Distance: 10 - 15 km per day
Ascent per day: 500 - 1000 m ascent per day
> Visit the Yungas and the cloud forest
> Enjoy breathtaking views of the Cordillera Real
> Visit small communities in the Andes
This trek starts just east of La Paz in the Cordillera Real and ends near Coroico, in the Yungas, a transition ecosystem between the dry Andes and the humid Amazon Basin. You will be following what is probably a Tiwanaku path which pre-dates the Incas but which was undoubtedly used by the Incas as well. The trek is approximately 56 km long and you will pass through a variety of climates. From Coroico you will have views of forested canyons and snowy peaks.
Important: the guides for this tour speak Spanish. If you need an English speaking guide, you can hire one at an extra cost. Ask our trekking experts!
Itinerary
Day
1
La Paz (3600m) - La Cumbre (4725m) - Chucura (3650m) - Challapampa (2800m) - Buena Vista
Duration: 06:30 h
Distance: 14 km
8:00 am start time from our office. Departure from La Paz in the morning. The drive is 1 hour until La Cumbre at 4700 m. from this place, we will have a stop at la Apacheta After this pass, there will be a spectacular descent of about 1 hour by transport from the grasslands of the upper Puna to the cloud forest or the Yungas, passing through the small community of Chucura at 3650 m. Later, we will start our hike until arriving at Camp Challapampa (2800 m.). We will have lunch over there. Then we continue our hike until arriving at Camp Buena Vista around 17:00 p.m. or 18:00 p.m. Dinner and accommodation at Camp Buena Vista.
Challapampa
Day
2
Buena Vista - Sandillani (2000m)
Duration: 07:30 h
Distance: 19 km
After breakfast at 08:00 a.m. you will continue our hike going down by hiking along a scenic trail with a dynamic landscape that begins changing from the dry arid land to a sub-tropical environment. After a 2-hour hike you will cross the Rio Chucura, and the Rio Jucumarini. The trail continues through several hamlets such as Super Vista before stopping at Camp Sandillani where we will sleep the second day.
Sandillani
Day
3
Sandillani - Chairo (1280m) - La Paz (3600m)
Duration: 03:30 h
Distance: 9 km
We will have our delicious breakfast at 08:00 a.m. after our hike continues through the Jucumarini River valley where the forests are more developed. There will be more greenery with beautiful larger canopies adorned by Bromeliads, mosses, and orchids. Bird life is more abundant. After another 3-4 hours of walking, we will finally arrive to Chairo village 1,300 m. at 12:00 pm. where we will have our last lunch. Then transfer by transport from Chairo village to La Paz city 4 hours approximately.
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