WAQRAPUKARA TREK FULL DAY

Cusco – Chuquicahuana – Acomayo – Waqrapukara -Cusco

Today starts very early. We will pickyou up from your hotel between 4:00 a.m. and 4:30 a.m. to start a 2.5-hour car trip to the town of Marcaconga. Then we’ll connue to the Pitumarca district where we’ll enjoy a delicious and nutrious breakfast. We will connue for 30 minutes towards Punta Carretera. There we’ll have a few minutes to organize all our things and get the last details to be ready to start our excursion. We’ll walk for 2 hours while observing glorious landscapes doed with small glacial lakes. Once we reach the Waqrapukara viewpoint, we’ll stop to take the first photos of this incredible fortress perched on the edge of a canyon. Then we’ll descend for about 40 minutes on a steep path, at the edge of the cliff, to the archaeological site itself while the Apurímac River roars below us, Waqrapukara Trek is a must for anyone wanng to visit this stunning archaeological site before the crowds discover it. Waqra is “horn” in Spanish. Pukara is equivalent to strength. These “horns” rise 4,300 meters above sea level, on top of a huge ravine covered with forests. The archaeological monument is surrounded by impressive plaorms, plazas, and a forest of stones that resemble mythological giants that contemplate the Andean landscape.

We’ll have a guided tour to discover all the mysteries of this archaeological site for approximately 1.5 hours. You can walk through the remains of a temple, take photos of the incredible scenery that forms the canyon, and rest on the cliffs, under the shadow of the stone walls. Once the group is ready, we’ll begin our journey back. We’ll walk for 3 hours before being picked up by our mobility. We’ll arrive in the city of Cusco at approximately 6:00 p.m.