Waqrapukara Trek Overview
Explore one of the oldest civilizations in South America and embark on an unforgettable adventure! Explore the ancient ruins of Waqrapukara Tour for Full Day with KONDOR PATH TOURS.
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AT A GLANCE
- Pick-Up Locations: Any Cuzco Hotel.
- Pick-up Schedule: at 5:30.
- Travel distance: CUSCO – Pomacanchis – Sangarara – Rinconada 03 hours and 15 minutes.
- A whole day to Waqrapukara Tour:
- La Rinconada elevation to start the Waqrapukara day hike is 4,045 m/13,270 feet.
- Waqrapukara’s altitude is 4,122 meters / 13,523 feet.
- Elevation of Wayqui to start the Waqrapukara trek 3,412 m/11,194 ft.
- Height of Santa Lucía to begin the Waqrapukara trek 3,965 m/13,523 ft.
Hiking trails to Waqrapukara Peru
We have several hiking alternatives to the scenic wonder of Cusco to enjoy an incredible tour of the Waqrapukara ruins. Routes 1, 2, and 3 have the same value or price; while route 4 or 5 has an additional cost.
Waqrapukara Hike Route I (The Classic)
Via La Rinconada to Waqrapukara to La Rinconada. Brittle and semi-flat path with spectacular views of the Andes and the Apurímac Canyon, return by the same adventure system.
- Hike from La Rinconada of Campi to Waqrapukara: 2 hours and 50 minutes | 8.5 km/ 5.2 miles
- Walk from Waqrapukara to La Rinconada of Campi: 2 hours and 45 minutes | 8.5 km/ 5.2 miles
- Difficulty: Moderate – Sometimes Challenging
Waqrapukara Hike Route II
Via La Rinconada to Waqrapukara ruins – Wayqui “undulating path or panoramic semi-flat” | Downhill walk from the detour to Wayqui on the return so that the path is not repetitive.
- Hike from La Rinconada of Campi to Waqrapukara: 2 hours and 50 minutes | 8.5 km/ 5.2 miles | Difficulty: Moderate.
- Walk from Waqrapukara to Wayqui: 2 hours and a half | 8 km/ 4.9 miles | Difficulty: Challenging return due to the descent to Wayqui.
Waqrapukara Hike Route III (Adventure)
Via Wayqui to Waqrapukara ruins to Wayqui: Start hiking going up the mountain for about 90 minutes until you reach the semi-flat path and reach Waqrapukara (The return hike via the same way)
- Hike from Wayqui to Waqrapukara: 3 hours | 8 km/ 4.9 miles
- Walk from Waqrapukara to Wayqui: 2 hours and 45 minutes | 8 km/ 4.9 miles
- Difficulty: Challenging
Waqrapukara Hike Route IV (The shortest amount of Hiking)
Via Santa Lucia to Waqrapukara ruins to Santa Lucia: Short option with semi-flats and hill climbs. The return hike is via the same path. Additional cost; write us for a quote
- Hike from Santa Lucia to Waqrapukara: 60 minutes | 4 km/ 2.4 miles
- Walk from Waqrapukara to Santa Lucia: 35 minutes | 4 km/ 2.4 miles
- Difficulty: Moderate – Easy
Waqrapukara Hike Route V (The Special hiking trail)
Via La Rinconada to Waqrapukara ruins to Santa Lucia: Hike along the most panoramic path with impressive views of the Apurimac canyon south of Cusco. After exploring Waqrapukara ruins, continue the trek to Santa Lucia and return to Cusco. Additional cost; write us for a quote
- Hike from La Rinconada of Campi to Waqrapukara: 2 hours and 50 minutes | 8.5 km/ 5.2 miles
- Walk from Waqrapukara to Santa Lucia: 35 minutes | 4 km/ 2.4 miles
- Difficulty: Moderate – Easy
P.S.
- A walk along a path without returning along the same way!
- The increase occurs because the transport travels for 3 hours to Santa Lucía from La Rinconada de Campi.
Highlights
Why you will love this experience.
- Discover the spectacular views of The Waqrapukara Hike with KONDOR PATH TOURS! Get step-by-step instructions and stunning photos of the journey that awaits you.
- The landscape that surrounds Waqrapukara is overwhelming. Enjoy an alternative Inca trail to the ruins of Waqrapukara.
- Explore the other hidden wonder of Cusco called the Waqrapukara Inca site. The panoramic views are attractive, along with the Inca constructions.
- An unforgettable experience awaits you on the Waqrapukara Trek Full Day Trip in Peru. Take in incredible natural sights while challenging yourself along the way-start your journey now!
Waqrapukara Trek Full Day – Detailed Itinerary
Embark on an adventure of a lifetime – the Tour Waqrapukara 1 Day! Through spectacular valleys and challenging terrain, find yourself humbled by the grandeur of Peru.
The itinerary is one of the most fabulous to reach the Inca temple of Wqrapukara. The magnificent archaeological site is located in the southern area of Cusco, next to the canyon and the Aprurimac River. To visit the tourist circuit of Waqrapukara, we go to the province of Acomayo.
Enjoy a splendid view of the Apurimac River. At the same time, we hike the trails of Waqrapukara, a “2 hours and 40 minutes hiking”, to reach the archaeological group of Waqrapukara, explore and have spectacular panoramic views of the Andes on your guided tour.
Discover the Waqrapukara hiking circuit:
Take an incredible trek on the Waqrapukara Hike in Peru and discover breathtaking scenery. This challenging 11-mile journey takes you through stunning landscapes, historic villages, and rugged terrain.
- The Waqrapukara site was a strategic place of ideological order. Waqra is a “horn,” and Pukara is equivalent to the force.
- We will travel the beautiful ecological floors are Quechua, Suni, and Puna, observing their characteristic flora and fauna.
- The Inca site’s landscape is breathtaking, and its beauty is one of the most spectacular in the Andean world. Explosive bursts of wind ascended the abysses forming inconsistent figures on the heights of the gully.
- The Inca architects tried to dominate the landscape without transforming its spectacularity.
- The natural environment warns from afar that a particular, unusual site of incomparable beauty exists.
The WAQRAPUKARA INCA FORTRESS IN CUSCO
Take a hike around Waqrapukara and explore the fascinating ancient cultures, breathtaking views, and magnificent wildlife along its rugged terrain. Waqrapukara is an Inca sanctuary of the first order, which denotes an immense political and religious power not yet deciphered.
Waqrapukara Trek 1-Day INCLUSION
- Excellent English-speaking tour guide “the entire day trek to Waqrapukara hiking.”
- Private tourist transport with fuel + professional driver.
- Waqrapukara Peru tour entrance fee.
- Meals: Box Lunch per hiker.
- Oxygen tank.
- First aid kit.
Note: The vehicles to use “see the photo in prices.”
NO INCLUSION
- Hotel or Airbnb.
- Water.
- Snacks.
- Tips.
What to Bring to our Waqrapukara Tour Full Day
- A good daypack for this Waqrapukara trek
- Lighter trekking boots.
- One pair of hiking pants.
- Rain jacket or poncho.
- Warm/winter jacket/gloves, scarf, cap cold
- Bring some meds!
- Iron tablets and pills for altitude sickness.
- Sun protection cream.
- Re-usable water container.
- Extra money.
Read all frequently asked questions about Waqrapukara Tour
Discover Peru’s cultural heritage through a one-of-a-kind journey to the remote site of Waqrapukara. Check out this guide for tips and insights on making your trek memorable!
It is a fortress of pre-Inca and Inca construction. In Pre-Inca times, it was a small citadel. They called it “Llaqta Pukara,” where the Qanchi leader and his family lived. It did also used as an astronomical observatory; it had a sanctuary for the Teqci Pachakamaq Wiraqocha God.
First, it did build by the Qanchi ethnic group in the Auqarunas from 1500 to 1000 B.C. The current construction is from the Inca period, making it in the Inca Wayna Qhapaq, with the intervention of the architects of the government in Qanchimachu and Ttito Q’osñipa.
Because, at the time, the Auqarunas needed to train men warriors and places to defend the territory conquered by the ethnic group and tribe. Not only to protect their habitat and leader. In the pre-Inca and Inca times, these leaders were called curacas; in the Colonial Period, they were called Caciques. In the Purunruna period, there was no need for pucaras because they lived where they wanted.
The Q’anchis “Believed that there is a Maker of all created things, which they call Teqci Wiraqocha.” “Worshipping the sun, they must have taken them from the Incas.” (Pedro Cieza, Chronicles of Peru) One day a tall man named Contiti Wiraqocha Pachayachacheq came to San Pedro de Cacha and taught them about the Creator God. The men of Canas who occupied Cacha wanted to kill him, but fire descended from heaven, and they were afraid and escaped. In memory of this fact, they built a temple in Raqchi. (Juan de Betanzos, Narration of the Incas, 1551).
It has a triple jamb doorway; it is very sacred. On the other hand, the gods created by men, such as the sun god, the moon, the stars, and others, have their sanctuaries with double-jamb doorways. The chronicler Santa Cruz calls the Tecsi Pachakamaq Wiraqocha god the invisible god. The Incas welcomed this deity; for this reason, they built a sanctuary. Cusco was in the place of the Cathedral. (Chronicler Juan Santa Cruz Pachacuti).
Anything you do not want to take on tour can be left safely at your accommodation. Most hotels and hostels have safes to protect your belongings. However, if you feel comfortable leaving your things there, you can bring them to our office for the tour.
Wakra Pukara is located about three hours south of Cusco by car in the Apurimac Canyon.
Water does provide at meals. However, you should also bring a refillable water bottle to avoid dehydration.
We recommend at least two days in Cusco to acclimatize sufficiently before the tour begins.
Lunch on the trek does include. Vegetarian and vegan options are available.
The highest elevation on this hike is 4,500 meters above sea level.
Waqrapukara Tour Full Day
Experience the awe of the Peruvian highlands on this epic Waqrapukara hike! Explore ancient ruins, breathtaking downhill hikes, and captivating wildlife.
PRICES PER PERSON [USD] 2023
PRIVATE SERVICE
- Solo travel is $294. “prices reduce if more people are in your group.”
- 02 persons $174.
- 03 persons $137.
- 04 persons $114.
- 05 persons $107.
- 06 persons $96.
- 07 persons $89.
- 08 persons + $82.
Note: Waqrapukara Trek 2 days price, write to us.
Climb the majestic Andes Mountains and discover The Waqrapukara Hike! Take your mountain journeys to a whole new level and experience.
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