Choquequirao (from Quechua: "cradle of gold") They are the ruins of an Inca city located between the foothills of the snowy Salkantay, and under the jurisdiction of the district of Santa Teresa, Province of La Convención, Department of Cuzco, very close to Machu Picchu, in southern Peru.
The archaeological monuments of Choquequirao are made up of buildings and terraces distributed on different levels, from the lowest Sunch'u Pata level to the highest truncated top, which was leveled and surrounded with stones to form a platform with an approximate area of ??150 square meter.
Choquequirao (sometimes also as Choqequirau or Choquekiraw) is known as the "sacred sister" of Machu Picchu due to its structural and architectural similarity with it.
* See combination with Trekking Salkantay to Machu Picchu, the week before.
Day 1: Meeting in Cusco. Check in at the hostel. Afternoon free to begin acclimatization and explore the old town a bit. Recommended: arrive a day before (or more).
Day 2: Departure very early (5:30 am). Transfer from Cusco to the beginning of the trekking. First stretch. 10km
Day 3: Second section of trekking. 15km
Day 4: Third section of trekking, ascent to Choquequirao, tour and return to the high camp.
Day 5: Long stretch of return, 20 km
Day 6: Last stretch of trekking, transfer to Cusco, accommodation and end of the tour.
Day 7: Free day in Cusco and end of the program. Options: One more day in Cusco with excursions to the Sacred Valley, Maras - Moray, Chincheros.
In general we have a system of walking for 3-4 hours in the morning; we make a great lunch stop and walk the same in the afternoon to the place where we set up camp.
Northern Argentina, Peru and Bolivia are characterized by having a significant temperature range (hot during the day and cool at night and early morning). There also exists the so-called “Bolivian Winter”. This means that in our summer (December to March) there is the rainy season. In our winter it does not rain but the thermal amplitude is noticeable a little more and the cold at night and early morning can be felt, especially in the high altitude camps (at more than 2500 masl) like two of this route. You have to protect yourself a lot from the sun with a hat-bonnet, neck scarves, sunscreen and mountain glasses. And for the night it is important to have a good sleeping bag and a coat since the temperature can drop to less than 0 ° Celsius.
The bags or sleeping bags must be able to withstand a temperature of -0° Comfort, so as to be able to rest easy.
The city to reach is Cusco. It is advisable to take a plane with a combination-direct stopover Lima-Cusco
Stay in igloo-type tents, comfortable and for 2/3 or 4 people. And also in hostels, like the cases of Cusco.
Yes, that is one of the added values ??that we give in our trips abroad; A guide from our company travels with the whole group and facilitates the connections and is also there to solve any type of inconvenience, assistance, evacuation, etc, etc.
It is not decisive that you are an up-to-date athlete and that you train 4 times a week. But it is important that you know that the better physically you are, it will always be better. The idea of ??these adventures is that you can enjoy it and not suffer from it. If you don't usually train, go jogging, cycling or other aerobic activity,
The stops occur with a frequency and graduation according to the intensity. There are stops for lunch, snack, and rest.
From 12 years of age.
Between 8 and 12 kilos
In all our expeditions we offer the meal service IN FULL BOARD PLAN.
On this occasion, the service is contracted and we adapt to regional meals that, in general and in this case, do not change much on our outings to the mountains.
20% Up to 5 Kilos: Short excursion walks / Trekking Talampaya
40% Up to 8/10 Kilos: Round-trip trekking / Vallecitos 3 and 4-day programs
60% Up to 12/15 kilos: Crossing trekking with porting / Crossing of the Andes Paso Portillo
80% More than 15/18 kilos: Cross-country trekkings with little or no portage / Trekkings in Patagonia (Paso Vuriloche, PN Lanin or Nahuel Huapi, etc)
100% More than 25 Kilos: With a lot of equipment on top and little or no porting / Continental Ice
20% half a day or less with little unevenness.
40% more sustained slopes and longer days in the activity. 2-3 days / more than 6 hours per day.
60% Long ascents and descents with a longer duration. Ascents to more than 4000 meters in the central mountain range / intense 4-day trekking (Uruguayan plane)
80% Important work of legs in resistance. Very long days. Very long day ascents (Lanin - Domuyo) or more than 5000 meters. Ice courses.
100% Maximum demand. Aerobic work and constant effort on legs. Continental Ice, Aconcagua, mountains of more than 6000 meters.
20% flat land
40% trails with moderate ups and downs. General crossing trekkings . Sierra de la Ventana, Córdoba, Patagonia, Cuyo, north, others. Classic ascents
60% Steeper slopes and trails. Possible use of crampons. Domuyo, Cordón del Plata, Cordillera Central.
80% Mixed terrain, with snow or ice. Alvear, Lanin, Tronador. Bolivia, Peru.
100% Highly technical terrain. Glacial transit and climbing in sections. Hill climbing with sections on slopes of more than 60 ° inclination
20% We will not be much affected.
40% This is a normal level of attention.
60% We require more motivation, enthusiasm and concentration.
80% The activity will require us to be very connected and convinced.
100% Maximum control and emotional-psychological performance.
0% + sea level.
20% Up to 2000 masl.
40% + 2000 masl.
60% + 4000 masl.
80% + 5000 masl.
100% + 6000 masl.
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