CACHICATA 4 days/ 3 nights

Cachicata, it is a short rout through the mountains south of Ollantaytambo while we are trekking we see impressionist variety of landscape and ecological areas, over high pass whit facing to main snows to Cusco region. Going up to a beautiful waterfall and we camp here near to incas ruin too few visited in order to cross the Chancachuco mountain pass, where we continue passing open lands until arrive to our second campsite. The last day offer us two alternative routes, taking irrigation inca canal and descending by dazzling view of the camicancha valley and Urubamba toward snow covered adoration called intipunku, to choquetacarpo the conserved residential site of the elite, and to amazing ramps and rock blocks deserted by cachicata incas quarry. 

ITINERARY

DAY 1: CUSCO – RAPHCCA/CORIMARCA

Too early in the mourning we live in the private transport from cusco to Pachar in the sacred valley of the incas, and continue to Huarocondo canyon by short road until arrive to raphcca town. From here we walking up by exuberant valley near to countryman house and cultivate platforms, where we can see native birds like giant hummingbird and pepitero of tie. For lunch our cook gives us a fantastic food near to beautiful stream. Then we can decide to take a easy route or a steep route where we can stop and take a bathe.

Continuing the steep route we’ll visit unknown incas ruin called corimarca   located on the top of Soccma valley. A canal builds by incas where still water is running, we camp here near to incas platforms. (L, D)

DAY 2: CORIMARCA TO CHANCACHUCO PASS/QÈUÑACANCHA

Walking up through open grassland then passing a bush zone, our road   meander until arrive to chancachuco pass (4,400masl), if is cloudless we can see spectacular landscapes and snows  to the east we will see Ausangate snow and qoyllority range, while we ere going up  we’ll find Veronica snow ( 5,750masl).

Our trekking continue passing lakes qhere we can see Andean goose, duck… then we going down to second camp site, qèuñacancha (4080masl) (B;L;D)

DAY 3: QÈUÑACANCHA TO PUNKUYUC/CACHICATA

Today if we are lucky we can see Andean condors, the experienced groups will go by chancachucu valley following the inca water canal, that use to take water until to old quarries. We continue the trek thought punkuyoc gully, there are a lot of bracken, orchids and many qèuña trees then we going dawn and find amazing landscapes of ollantaytambo and of the sacred valley, arriving to intipunku, apparently to adore Veronica snow. Alternative, for that day an easy route, walking up gentle from our second camp, through grasslands toward yana orco hill. Meander for a route to go around to valley, and then we descend through qèuña wood. Until arrive to intipunku.

We have lunch whit panoramic view from the valley and nearest to archeological site to Choquetarpo. After lunch we walking down exploring different places from cachicata quarry and in the way we will meet huge blocks of pink diorite, testimony of the biggest plan thet never culminate, destined to ollantaytambo temple at 6 km freom the quarry. Descending to the last camp site, located in the platformsnear to cachicata town, here we’ll enjoy baths, hot shower, and warn wheatear, while relaxing and preparing our trip to machupicchu to the next day (B)(L)(D)

DAY 4: CACHICATA/MACHUPICCHU O CUSCO

After breakfast we’ll take the train to the famous citadel of machupicchu, here we’ll see the machupicchu citadel whit a tour guide who is going to explain about this Inca’s site, after that  we’ll have a free time  to visit for yourself, by afternoon , after lunch, we back to cusco city by train. (B)

Included

-         transport to beginning point of the trek

-         briefing

-         camping equipment: tents and sleeping mats

-         Entrance ticket, meals according to itinerary,

-         Tour guide

-         Firs aid kid and oxygen

-         Horses

-         Train ticket ollanta/aguas calientes(machupicchu)/cusco

-         Entrees ticket to machupicchu

-         Bus ticket from aguas calientes/machupicchu/aguas calientes

NOT INCLUYE

- Meals in the city, alcohol drinks, extras, tips, sleeping bag, tax, additional tours

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