Choquequirao Trek 4 Days by Lodge

At 06:00, we travel from the Cusco region to the Apurímac region until we reach the SAYWITE MONOLITH. We explore the Inca ruins of Sayhuite for an average of 30 minutes and then continue the land trip to CAPULIYOC – Cachora.

In Capuliyoc begins the three-and-a-half-hour walk to reach our first lodging in Chiquisca. We descend to the Apurimac Canyon along a zigzag pedestrian path. We will find 03 spectacular viewpoints to rest and have magnificent views of different areas of scenic landscapes.

• Travel by car: From Cusco to Capuliyoc
  • Start time of the land trip from Cusco to Capuliyoc: 06:00
• At approximately 10:30, start hiking
• Hiking distance: 08 km / 4.9 miles
• Trekking time: 03 hours and a half
• Difficulty level: Moderate to challenging
• Lowest elevation: 1,900 meters/6,270 feet
• Highest elevation: 2,915 meters/9,564 feet
• Lodge Name: Chiquisca (LOCAL)
• Meals: Box Lunch and Dinner

RECOMMENDATION

• The equipment you will bring: The hiking equipment you will carry daily, so we recommend you take what is necessary.
• Lodging in Chiquisca is fundamental; it improves over time to be one of the best in the tourist area. It’s great to rest.
• We will have local hot or lukewarm showers in the hostels with clean towels; they also provide soap.
• There is WIFI by the hour; the cost is S/10. There is also satellite phone service.
• IF YOU ARE GOING TO CARRY A LOT OF HEAVY EQUIPMENT, IT IS BETTER TO RENT 01 packhorse with your muleteer for 04 days to carry all the belongings of the visitors.

We leave at 05:30 in the direction of our second lodge located in Marampata. To get to Marampata, we have approximately 1 hour of descending through the zigzag path until we reach the riverbank. We cross the suspension bridge of PLAYA-ROSALINA to ascend crookedly until we reach Santa Rosa and Marampata, “approximately 05 hours of walking from the Apurimac River to Marampata”.

We have lunch at the Marampata Lodge; we enjoy a spectacular sunset over the Andes with a view of the Apurimac Canyon in the afternoon. If the sky is clear at night, we can see shooting stars and the Inca constellation with its Milky Way.

Hike between Chiquisca to Marampata

• Start time of the walk: 05:30
• Walking distance: 08 km / 4.9 miles
• Walking time: 06 to 07 hours
• Difficulty level: Challenging
• Lowest elevation: 1,475 meters/ 4,839 feet
• Highest peak: 2,850 meters/ 9,350 feet
• Lodge Name: Marampata Hostel
• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

Today, we have all day to explore the tourist area of ​​Choquequirao. We bring our box lunch to each explorer provided by the Marampata Lodge. From MARAMPATA, WE WALK for 01-hour and 40 minutes until we reach the top of the Choquequirao ruins. We have a guided tour of the ruins through the parts that compose them and their surroundings.

Today, we have two extra hiking alternatives to continue exploring the spectacular Choquequirao archaeological park: Visit the Llamas sector or the Choquequirao waterfalls. It is essential to mention that Choquequirao is ten times larger than Machu Picchu; 30 percent of the Choquequirao ruins are vegetation-free. Therefore, Choquequirao is quite large and is also considered the divine partner of Machu Picchu.

Now, the question is, why is the divine couple? A surrounding river surrounds Choquequirao and Machu Picchu; they also have the same microclimate, elevation, mountain range, and endless similarities. Visit it. You will be surprised. In the afternoon, we return to our LOCAL LODGING IN MARAMPATA to take a shower and have a nice last dinner in the community.

Summary of Hike between Chiquisca to Marampata

• Start time of the walk: 08:30
• Hiking distance: 07 km / 4.3 miles, “the distances do extend according to the visits to Choquequirao.”
• Trekking time: 03 hours
• Difficulty level: Moderate
• Lowest elevation: 1,475 meters/ 4,839 feet
• Highest peak: 2,850 meters/ 9,350 feet
• Lodge Name: Marampata Hostel
• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

We leave early in the morning BECAUSE WE HAVE THE LONGEST AND MOST EXTENSIVE DAY.

Without breakfast at 04:30, we begin our trek with personal flashlights and calibrated walking sticks to descend the mountain to enter the depths of the APURÍMAC CANYON. Between MARAMPATA and the Apurímac River, it takes us approximately 03 hours to walk.

We use the PLAYA-ROSALINA suspension bridge to cross the APURIMAC River and ascend the rocky mountain for approximately 1 hour until we reach the “CHIQUISCA” breakfast area.

At 10:00, we start our last section of the hike again, from CHIQUISCA TO CAPULIYOC, “03 hours and a half of hiking.” Between 2:00 and 3:30 p.m., we finish our hiking adventure through the Apurimac Canyon. We have lunch in Capuliyoc, and then we travel back to Cusco.

Thank you for walking through Choquequirao Trek 4 Days by Lodge, thus contributing to the local economies of the different lodges of the trekking tourist circuit.

SUMMARY of the last TRACE to walk between the lodgings of MARAMPARA AND CAPULIYOC

• Start time of the walk: 04:30
• Trekking distance: 16 km / 9.9 miles
• Hiking time: 08 to 09 hours
• Difficulty level: Challenging
• Lowest elevation: 1,475 meters/ 4,839 feet
• Highest elevation: 2,862 meters/ 9,389 feet
• Meals: Breakfast and Box Lunch