Choquequirao trek 3 days (Challenge)

For the choquequirao trek, is needed an early departure from Cusco at around 05:00 hrs, arriving to Cachora village in approximately 4 hours. Cachora is the last town in the trek, at this site we start our choquequirao trek. our equipment will be taken on the mules or horses. A nice view of the majestic padrayoc mountain is seen from the trail and Wayna Cachora snow capped peaks, the choquequirao trek give us the beautiful changing landscapes, from precipices to snowy mountains.

On the way, we will observe Apurimac canyon with its impressive depth, and the second day up hill which makes choquequirao trek, as of the hardest treks in Cusco, from this site also you can  see at very large distance the famous choquequirao inca site. from a place called capuliyoc the trail leads by down hill up to Chiquisca “camp ground”. The distance is about 8 hours of trek, and 19 kilometers of distance.  Along the choquequirao trek 1st day we will pass the small settlement named la Colmena (2870 above sea level), after this there is .
Choquequirao trek 1st day difficulty: medium challenge 19 KMs

This is a hard section of the choquequirao trek, an early morning wake up is needed, where delicious breakfast will be waiting for, soon after the hike starts crossing apurimac river, at this section the choquequirao trek goes by  switch back trail uphill until choquequirao, but do not worry on the trail we make several stops to catch energy and enjoy the nature, santa rosa is a nice stop point were even some bear will be available to buy and drink, the choquequirao trek in this section provides some clear water spring inviting to get it, further up lunch is in a wide view point where also  we finish the hardest part of choquequirao trek. after lunch, there is coming enjoyable section leading to choquequirao, a trail with small ups and downs and after 2 more hours the group will arrive the second camp ground of choquequirao trek camp ground, our team
 will set up tents, from trail  nice terraces of the lower choquequirao are seen. if there is time  we may try to summit choquequirao inca site in order to wait and see if lucky the flight of condors. choquequirao trek highest camp (3.100 masl).
Choquequirao Trek 2nd day difficulty: hard work challenge 13 KMs.

After an early breakfast starts the guiding tour in choquequirao inca site, where all information is given by our native professional tour guide. after guided tour, we descend a deep canyon on switch back trail to the apurimac river and cross it, the descend is very hard and need good valance and strong legs, playa san Ignacio is a good spot for a relax, but too hot and mosquitoes, lunch at the place and continue a gentle uphill trail to reach Capuliyoc where our vehicle waits and drive back to cusco.