Vacation for Choquequirao to Machu Picchu

1. Vacation for Choquequirao to Machu Picchu www.choquequiraotrekperu.com If you want to know what it was like to visit Machu Picchu 50 years ago, this incredible trek to Machu Picchu is perfect. The Choquequirao Trek takes you past a staggering array of mountain peaks, isolated valleys and plunging ravines. Choquequirao gets very few visitors but is a stunning sight and certainly a rival to Machu Picchu. If you are up to the challenge, the Choquequirao to Machu Picchu trek is a unique and unforgettable experience. Day 1 begins at the pretty town of Cachora, a 3-4-hour drive from Cusco. From Cahora, it is a deceptively easy walk out of town into the mountains with the snowcapped peak of Padreyoc (5771m) in the distance. The choquequirao trek to machu picchu is quite adventurous. The wide track slopes up gently to the top of the pass. Over the other side is a view to truly take your breath away. The trail plunges steeply down a staggering 1600m (4,048 ft) to the Apurimac River in a deep and spectacular valley. It's a fearsome sight made the more so as here you also get your first view of the steep zigzag on the other side; your path for the next day. After camping the night on a green ledge you continue down almost 500m (1, 4150 ft) to the Apurimac River. Not surprisingly, this river has some of the fastest rapids in Peru. Until the bridge was built, visitors to Choquequirao had to cross in a cable car moved by a pulley. The path then follows a staggering series of steep zigzags up 1800m up to Choquequirao high above. After around 3-4 hours it is possible the see the beginning of the extensive ruins of Choquequirao. The lower terraces are mostly covered in vegetation but looking across a deep canyon you can see the first

2. sight of the main buildings of the ruins. Unlike Machu Picchu there are no hotels or restaurants, only a flat ledge below the main site; the official camp site. The main residents of the campsite are staff and archaeologists, continuing the painstaking work of uncovering Choquequirao from the cloud forest. It is easy to spend a whole day at Choquequirao, have Choquequirao trek, uninterrupted by other visitors, exploring the water channels, Upper Plaza, extensive terraces, and marveling at the incredible views and pondering the centuries old question of why the Incas decided to build Choquequirao in such a remote and inaccessible place. Currently the only way to reach Choquequirao is on foot, though this may change in the future. As the most isolated of the major Inca ruins, Choquequirao sees very few visitors and Choquequirao trekking provides an experience in total contrast to a tour of the heavily visited site of Machu Picchu. Triunfo Street 392 - Office 203 Centro Artesanal Arte Inka - Plaza de Armas of Cusco Email: info@choquequiraotrekperu.com Phone: 0051 84 635157 - 0051 974206840 Website: www.choquequiraotrekperu.com