We begin our trip by leaving early in the morning to the northeast of Cusco to the village of Cachora (2850m). Cachora is surrounded by mountains and the snow-covered Padreyoc, we continue forth towards Capuliyoc; this is the place where we will meet the equestrians who will help us carry the camping material. From the moment our trek starts, we notice the presence of the enormous Padreyoc in the pass of Capuliyoq (2800m). After Capuliyoq we will see the spectacular presence of the canyon of Apurímac and leave from the archeological site of Choquequirao, which leads to a short descent till the camp site of Chiquisca (1930m).

• Hiking time: 7 hours
• Climate: Warm with mosquitos

After our breakfast, we begin to descent for 30 minutes to Playa Rosalina (1500m). From here, we will start the climb to the canyon as fast as we can, in a warm climate, to the village of Marampata (2850m). Here we will have a beautiful view of the archeological site of Choquequirao. The sunset in Choquequirao is beautifully combined with an Andean symbol; the Cóndor, which flies to the oldest mountains of the Vilcabamba range and to the archeological complex of Choquequirao. At 20 minutes from the archeological center of Choquequirao, we will spend the night.

• Hiking time: 7 hours
• Climate: Warm and cold

The third day a professional guide will tell us about the archeological site of Choquequirao, about the history, the ruins and the recent discovered excavations. Nowadays Choquequirao has many ancient secrets. Only 30% of the ruins have been restored. For the restoration, a project has been started and it is estimated to be a few more years before Choquequirao can be exposed to the whole world. Choquequirao will become an attraction as big as Machu Picchu. After our visit at Choquequirao we are going back to Marampata and a bit later to the depth of the canyon of Apurímac. Here we will continue our climb to the forest of our camping site, Chiquisca (1930m).

• Hiking time: 6 hours
• Climate: Warm with mosquitoes

During the morning, we will do a climb to Capuliyok where the car will wait for us in the canyon of Apurímac, during this break, it will be ideal for observing the Cóndor when we leave from the pass of Capuliyoc. Return to Cusco