3 amazing trekking trails: Choquequirao, Vilcabamba and Espiritu Pampa

Leave from Cusco at o’clock in the morning by bus arriving at Cachora town approximately at 8:00 am in the morning where we will have a walk and here after we arrange the equipment on mules and horses.

From this place we can observe the Majestic Padreyoq snow-covered peak 5482 m.a.s.l. the hike on this first day is 21.50 Km.

3 hours from Cachora to Mirador Capuliyoq and 4 hours downhill until campsite 1580 m.a.s.l.

Early in the morning at 6:00 am after breakfast, we continued our hike going up to Choquequirao. We will arrive to archaeological place Choquequirao after 6 hours, good time to enjoy that majestic place, we will observe three levels of the excavated ruins, we will appreciate houses, terraces and other parts of this Inca town (depending of the weather we will observe the flight of the Condors).

We will depart at around 7:00 am. In the direction of Maizal along a climbing trail to the pass of the Choquequirao 3,300 m.a.s.l and from which we will have impressive views of the Apurimac Canyon, we will immediately descend towards the Pinchiunuyoq small archaeological complex and Rio Blanco for the lunch, and in the afternoon we will climb 3 hour until Maizal.

We will leave the campsite at around 7:00 am to start the four hour steep climb towards the Yanama Pass (4,500 m.a.s.l) and from which we will have impressive views of the Salkantay snow peak, we will take a rest after descend towards the Yanama community (3,400 m.a.s.l). We will camp at this place.

We will leave the campsite at around 7:00 am to start the seven hours steep climb towards the Choquetacarpo pass (4,720m), the highest of the entire trail, in the route we appreciate the cloud forest and bears eating the bambu. From the pass we will have impressive views of the Vilcabamba district, and other mountains, we will immediately descend towards the camp.

We will depart around 8:00 am all downhill until Huancacalle, on the way down we will descend different levels and along we will see groups of the persons working in the farm potatoes, corn and other products. After arriving at Huancacalle camp.

Early in the morning after breakfast we visit the archaeological complex of the Rosaspata, Vitkos and Ñusta Hispana 3 hours after lunch, we will depart at around 1:00pm. In the direction of Vilcabamba la Vieja (old Vicabamba) along a climbing trail with many levels variations and along which we will see little groups of houses, flora, small wild birds and spectacular views, after approximately 4 hours of walking we will arrive at our campsite.

We will wake up at around 7:00 am and after breakfast we will leave to Otuto, this day we will ascend to the Qollpaqasa pass from this point we will see all valley of the Concevidayoq, after the pass we will descend observing the landscape to Otuto camp.

The journey is down hill, this day we will appreciate vegetation of cloud forest, whose climate is template-hot and we will appreciate the Concevidayoq river, we will eat lunch on the river shore, after a rest, the walk is continued until we arrive to the place called Vista Alegre, where we will camp.

After the breakfast, we entered to the valley of Concevidayoq , quite warm, we arrive to Q’asa Cross, a favourite place, where we will appreciate abundant flora and fauna, small wild birds for example the Cockerel of the Rocks, arriving to Tunki Mayo, in order to direct us toward Concebidayoq Camp.

On this day we will get up at 5:00 am to leave Concevidayoq and 2 hours later we arrive to Espiritu Pampa situated into the highland jungle it constitute our last day of walk, the climate is tropical and humid in this valley, after we will visit and appreciate the last refugee of Manco Inca or Manco II and a lust flora and Fauna, we arrive to Chuanquiry place of our seventh camp.

Our journey of this day is by a land road, in a bus toward the city of Kiteni, we travel the Alto Urubamba Valley river-up 6 hours after we will arrive at Quillabamba and then we take the bus to Cusco.