1° DAY CUSCO – CACHORA.
Departure from Cusco city by the Pampa de Anta route passing by Tarawasi locality where we can appreciate the rests of an Inca temple, continuing to the Kunyac bridge, official edge between Cusco and Apurimac, arrival to Curahuasi known as the anise capital (brief stop for lunch) we continue in the bus to the locality of Cachora (3300 meters above sea level), first camp in Cachora or Chikiscca.
Dinner and overnight.

Distance: 120 Km by bus approximately
Time: 3 ½ hours without visiting Killarumiyoc and Sayhuite

2° DAY CACHORA – RIO APURIMAC.
Contact with the carriers and after breakfast we will start our route to Huancalle zone panoramic zone, Apurimac’s balcony (Capulichayoc) at 2800 meters where we can appreciate the condor’s flight, the way continues going down for a rough zone to the bridge over Apurimac river ( you can swim in the river very carefully) second camping night at Rosalina beach or Apurimac river. (dinner and overnight)

Distance: 10 Km. Way down
Time: 7 hours.

3° DAY RIO APURIMAC / PLAYA ROSALINAS – CHOQUEQUIRAO.
After breakfast we will go back to the route that is all the way up crossing impressive landscapes to get to Santa Rosa o Rosaspata where we will appreciate the sugar liquor obtaining in artisan washboards. We continue to Maranpata where we will have lunch. In the afternoon we will arrive to the COPESCO plan camp, the only place where we will find water and after 2 Km walk we will arrive to Choquequirao, place where at the moment

recovery and restoration works are being made, we will camp in the stairs zone, have dinner and spend the night.

Distance: 8 Km
Time: 7 – 8 hours

4° DAY CHOQUEQUIRAO PINCHA UNUYOC.
Very difficult day for people and mules because of the entangled of the vegetation, we will see bamboo, pacas among others arriving to a place where we can appreciate the condor’s flight and agriculture terraces from the Inca period, nevertheless the landscape and surroundings

won’t let us think about the technology level in the past.
We will arriving to Pincha Unuyoc in the evening where we will camp.
Distance: 10 Km
Time: 7 – 8 hours

5° DAY PINCHA UNUYOC – RIO BLANCO – MAIZAL.
Early in the morning we will start the way down to White river valley for a narrow path, in this small river with crystalline waters, we recommend to get in the water without any risk, this sector is characterized with the presence of hummingbirds in a great variety of colors making a relaxing and magic place. Then we will go up to the maizal zone always immersed in the forest with dense and exotic flora and amazing colors and aromas. Camp.

Distance:8 – 9 Km
Time: 7 – 8 hours

6° DAY MAIZAL – MINAS – VICTORIA Y YANAMA
Early in the morning we will continue going up between bamboos and exuberant flora by non explored paths to get to a place of tunnels and Victoria mine galleries where we can appreciate a lot of silver scattered all around. After a repairing lunch we will continue our way up to Victoria pass where we have a panoramic view of a huge jungle valley. Continuing we will go down through tunnels to the Yanama small village where they will be waiting for us with a delicious pachamanca (food made in a stone oven) camp.

Distance: 12 Km
Time: 8 – 9 hours

7º DAY YANAMA – QUELCAMACHAY – RINCONADA
From Yanama we start going up to Quelcamachay following the Choquetacarpo direction and continue in the other way. Approximately 2 hours to get to Rinconada (3900 meters above sea level). Dinner and overnight.

8° DAY RINCONADA – HUANCACALLE.
Early in the morning we will restart the walk through an Inca trail that goes up to 4400 meters, to Huancalle whether via Inca trail or pedestrians path which is interrupted in some places because of some landslides. By the end of the afternoon we will arrive to the indicated place and we can spend the night in a small hotel or a camp.

9° DAY HUANCACALLE.
This day is dedicated to visit the archaeological group of Rosaspata that has ceremonial centers, agriculture terraces and a great astronomic observatory, urban architecture rests as well Manco Inca’s grave last Inca of the Incas generation, the main archaeological rests are Yuray Rumi, Ñusta Jispana, etc. Return to Huancalle to have dinner and spend the night at the same place that the day before.

10° DAY HUANCACALLE – VILCABAMBA - UTUTO.
Early in the morning after breakfast we start a 3 hours walk approximately to Vilcabamba village where we can resupply with the necessary food and continue to Ututo a small village where we will spend the night in a camp.

Distance: 8 Km
Time: 6 hours

11° DAY UTUTO – URPIPATA – VISTA ALEGRE.
This day the route is easy in some sectors and we will appreciate the Inca trail that interrupted in some places because of the time course, there are some ideal days to appreciate birds, plants and beautiful geographies, we will arrive to Vista Alegre to have dinner and camp.

Distance: 8 Km
Time: 6 hours

12° DAY VISTA ALEGRE – ESPIRUTU PAMPA.
At the indicated time we will start the route where we will appreciate some constructions of mixed architecture (Inca – Colonial) very deteriorated like the Franciscanos mission in Lucmamayuc, until arrive to Espiritu Pampa where we will also appreciate Spanish architecture. In this place we will see almost the whole day the Gallito de las Rocas (Tunqui) typical and colorful bird. Camp

Distance: 8 Km
Time: 6 Hours

13° DAY ESPIRITUPAMPA – CHONTABAMBA – CHIHUANQUIRI.
After a good breakfast we will go to Chontabamba where we will appreciate the presence of native people and we will continue to the Chihuanquiri zone, small village with racially mixed population, during the route we will see part of very hot rainforest. Camp.

Distance: 9 – 10 Km
Time: 7 – 8 hours

Chihuanquiri, caserío de población mestiza durante el recorrido se apreciara zona de ceja de selva muy cálida cena y pernocte, campamento.
- Distancia 9 a 10Km ( 7 a 8 Hrs. De caminata)
- Campamento en Chihuanquiri.

14° DAY CHIHUANQUIRI – YUVENI – KITENI – QUILLABAMBA.
Early in the morning we will start our way to Quillabamba, in the route we will appreciate exotic birds, butterflies and some Guacamayos in the middle of a dense flora, we will arrive to Yuveni village that we will visit then we will continue to Kiteni where we are going to have lunch, we will continue our trip to Quillabamba, in this part of the route we will appreciate villages and towns producers of the Coca

leaves, fruits, coffee and tea in big amounts in the Echarate and Chahuares zones. We will arrive to Quillabamba and accommodate in our hotel.

Distance : 8 – 9 hours by bus.

15° DAY QUILLABAMBA - OLLANTAYTAMBO- CUSCO. (Optional)
The route is totally different from the others because we will go up to the jungle part of the east south mountain rage behind Veronica snowed mountain and cross the Malaga pass at 4000 meters above sea level to go the way down to the Sacred Valley and arrive to Ollantaytambo where we will take a bus back to Cusco (optional)

 
   

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