Machupicchu

It is located 120 kilometer in the northwest area from Cusco over Urubamba River (it’s a name taken from Vilcanota River), in Vilcabamba Mountains. Its altitude is over 7810 feet above sea level. Machu Picchu citadel is one of the most important archeological places in the entire world and it’s the main destination of Peru. Few works made by the man show so much harmony with the nature as this citadel shows us and the 33 archeological groups that are united through Inca Trail.

The archeological complex is located in the top of a mountain, Machu Picchu (quechua word that means “old mountain or the main mountain”) that gives to the citadel the name and the amazing landscape that all of us have seen. In front of it, the amazing mountain of Wayna Picchu appears (“young mountain”) in which between summits and slopes, some archeological remains are located. Both summits limits on the plentiful Urubamba River, that runs to the eastern, at 400 meter under the citadel.

Altitude: It is 2490 meters above the sea level, taking the center of the archeological site as a reference point. According to some scientists it might have been created about 36 thousand years b.c.

Weather: As it is situated in a subtropical area; the temperature rises from 8º to 22º C. The rainy season is from December to April.

Information

• About Peru
• Cusco Sacred city
• Policies inca trail booking

Tradicional Tourism

• City Tour
• Sacred Valley
• South Valley
• Inca Jungle
• Machupicchu 1 Day
• Machupicchu 2 Days

Trekking Tourism

• Inka Trail 2 Days
• Inka Trail 4 Days
• Salkantay 5 Days
• Lares Machupicchu 4 Days
• Choquequirao 4 Days
• Choquequirao 8 Days
• Ausangate 5 Days

Puno

• Puno Full Days
• Titicaca Lake Tour 2 Days

Arequipa

• Arequipa Full Day
• Colca Canyon 2 Days

Ica -Nazca

• Chauchilla Full Day
• Nazca Full Day

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Choquequirao 8 days

FIRST DAY:

We pick you up at your hotel in the city of Cusco at 5:30 a.m. to take you towards the San Pedro de Cachora town, place in which we will meet all the people who will go along with us along the trek (cook, porters, carriers, guide assistant), we will have a lunch in Capuliyoq area and in the camping of Chikiska we will be able to enjoy the fruit that grows in this zone besides a refreshing bath. Finally we will stay overnight here.

SECOND DAY:

After a good breakfast we will start our long walk towards the archaeological group of Choquequirao, which will be mostly uphill. We will have lunch near the farming community of Marampata. We will be arriving at our camping around 5:00 p.m. where we will sleep on one of the Inka terraces, from where we will be able to observe a beautiful sun-set, to then spend the night there.

THIRD DAY:

The next day very early we will visit all the archaeological site, we will enjoy the guiding for about 2 hours; around 10:00 a.m. we will continue with our long trek, this day is the hardest of all because we will ascend most of the day going through the Blanco River zone where we will have lunch, we will arrive to the camping site after 3 hours of our lunch, camping in Maizal village.

FOURTH DAY:

After breakfast we will keep on walking ascending for about 3 hours, bordering pass of Yanama to then descend, taking a break in the Victory mines, where we will be able to appreciate the flora and fauna of the place. We also be able to observe stone blocks where there are minerals. Then, we will descend until our Yanama camping where we will spend overnight.

FIFTH DAY:

The trekking this day will be moderate due to the geography of the zone, descending by some slopes where we will be able to observe the biodiversity, lunch will be in the zone of Totora that is to 3 hours far from the final camping site; so, after lunch we will walk until the camping site of Collpa, at this place we will find some local people who sell soft drinks, batteries and other articles.

SIXTH DAY :

The trek this day is short but very attractive, since we will have the opportunity of taking a refreshing bath in one of the waterfalls that comes down from the mountain, in addition we will enjoy the refreshing fruits like passion fruit, willwalk through some coffee and banana grooves. We will arrive at our camping around midday will have lunch in the camping site to then have a free afternoon for relaxing.

SEVENTH DAY

start the trekking in the morning, to ascend a small hill which will lead us to one of the small and dispersed archaeological sites known as Llaqtapata, in this place we will see a carved rock, worked with astronomical purposes. Lunch will be served at the Hydro-electric sector, place in which we will take the train that will take us until Hot Water town (Aguas Calientes town). Overnight at a hotel..

EIGHTH DAY

After breakfast we will catch the bus that will take us until Machupicchu, where we will have about 2 hours guiding, after which they will have free time to explore and to be able to climb the mountain of the Huaynapicchu.

In the afternoon we will take the train to return to OLLANTAYTAMBO and there take the bus towards Cusco, arriving here at night.

IT INCLUDES

• Transport Cusco- Cachora.
• Pofessional guide.
• Entrance to visit Machupicchu.
• Train return ticket until Ollanta, and bus fares from Ollanta to Cusco.
• Camping equipment (tents).
• Mattress to sleep.
• First-aid kit.
• Meals (7D/7A/7C).
• Cook and carriers.
• Horses to carry the agency equipment.
• Hostal in Aguas Calientes town.
• Snacks: cake, candies, chocolate bars.

IT DOES NOT INCLUDE

• First breakfast and last lunch.
• Sleeping bag.
• Horse to ride.
• Extra expenses.

RECOMMENDATIONS: what to take

• A small back-bag to take personal things.
• Original passport.
• Warm clothes.
• Good walking shoes.
• A small towel.
• Bathing clothes (in case of going hot springs).
• Rain poncho.
• Water canteen.
• Camera and batteries.
• Repelent, sun cream and a Hat.
• Lantern.
• Toilet paper.
• Water bottle and tablets for purifying water.
• Rubber band walking stick.