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Cuzco (City Tour and Neighboring Ruins)
Reception at Cuzco airport and transfer
to the hotel. We will get acclimatized drinking
the traditional “Mate de Coca.”
In the afternoon, we will visit Cuzco
city, PLAZA DE ARMAS, THE CATHEDRAL and
the KORICANCHA Complex in honor of the
“Sun,” main God of the Inca
Empire.
Then we will stroll along the majestic
SACSAYHUAMAN Fortress next to Cuzco, QUENQO
Amphitheater, PUCA-PUCARA Fortress, and
TAMBOMACHAY Archeological Complex known
as Inca's Baths.
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Cuzco
/ Mollepata / Soraypampa
We will leave very early towards Mollepata
(2,950 m.a.s.l.), where we will have breakfast
and then start the trekking.
After lunch, we will go to Soraypampa
(3,850 m.a.s.l.), where we will make the
first camp and enjoy a well-deserved dinner.
We will spend the night in Soraypampa.
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Soraypampa / Wayrapata
Breakfast. We will start our trekking towards
the Salkantay pass at 4,600 m.a.s.l., one
of the most beautiful parts of the itinerary,
and enjoy majestic sights of the snowy peaks
of SALKANTAY (6,271 m.a.s.l.) as well as
the Vilcabamba mountain range.
After lunch we will go on the trekking
towards the town of Wayrapata to camp
and have dinner. We will spend the night
in there.
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Wayrapata / La Playa
Breakfast. Again we will get up very early
and start the trekking, appreciating the
diversity of flora including medicine plants
and orchids, leaving behind the towns of
Arrayanpata, Chaullay and Collpapampa.
Here we will enjoy the thermal baths
and have a rest during the trekking. Then
we will have lunch and go on walking to
La Playa, where we will camp. We will
have dinner and spend the night in there.
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La Playa / Aguas Calientes
Here we will also get up early to start
the trekking to the town of Santa Teresa,
where we will have breakfast. We will go
on walking to La Oroya, the hanging bridge
that will let us cross the turbulent Urubamba
River, and finally, get to the Hydroelectric
Plant to have lunch and a short rest.
In the afternoon, we will go on walking
to get to the town of Aguas Calientes,
where we will accommodate in a hotel.
We will spend the night in there.
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Aguas Calientes / Machu Picchu / Cuzco
Breakfast. As usual we will get up very
early and take the first bus to MACHU PICCHU
so we can get there at sunrise and enjoy
it in this magical and mysterious place.
Once the control has been made, we will
start our visit. Firstly we will go to
the Agricultural Sector (platforms) and
then the Urban Sector (religious and military
constructions, and residential buildings),
where we can see the Temple of the Sun,
the Inti Watana, the Temple of the Three
Windows and the Sacred Rock.
We will have the opportunity to take some
pictures, and then we will descend to
Aguas Calientes to have lunch (not included).
We will take a train back to Cuzco.
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Cuzco
Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to Cuzco
Airport.
For our trekking excursion it is advisable to take the following things:
Personal documentation.
Trekking boots or comfortable sport shoes.
Shorts and T-shirts.
Long trousers and sweater.
Warm jacket and raincoat.
Gloves, scarf and wool stockings.
Toilet articles.
Insect repellent.
Hat, sunglasses, and solar and lip protection.
Personal first aid kit.
Water bottles, flask and purifying tablets.
Snacks, chocolates and sweets.
Camera.
Flashlight with batteries and an extra light.
Sleeping bag and light backpack. |
