Cachicata Trail to Machu Picchu – Inca Quarry Trek Cusco

In the morning, we will pick you up from your Cusco hotel. Then we’ll go on a road trip to Pachar, which is a town the Sacred Valley of Incas.

From here, we’ll journey to Huaroncondor’s trailhead. We’ll meet our muleteers and horses here. We’ll pack our possessions andcamping equipment to start the four-day Cachicata Trail to Machu Picchu.

Our first activity will be a trek through the town’s agricultural terraces. After that, we’ll begin our journey to Raphcca. A small village situated at a height of 2900 meters above sea level. We’ll take a break here for lunch.

We’ll continue our journey through the valley after lunch.We’ll walk past a number of canals and agricultural terraces. Many andean peoples live in this area. Traditions and practices are still observed. They continue to converse the Quechua language, in fact.

On the following leg of the journey, things get a little more intriguing. We’ll hike up a rocky track that leads to a highland waterfall. This place is extremely gorgeous. We’ll take a little break to let your body and mind to rest.

We’ll hike from here to Corimarca, an Incan archaeological site. In the camping area. After visit this site, we will spend the night here.

We’ll begin the day with a stroll through open meadows after breakfast. The puna is a shrubby environment at a high elevation. We will continue to the highest pass of the expedition, Chancachuco pass at 4,400 meters above sea level.

From here, you can get a panoramic view of “Apu” Ausangate Mountain. This location is also home to a variety of birds and animals.

After that, we’ll carry on to a high plateau. This path takes you past various high-altitude lakes.

We’ll descend from here to Qeuñacancha, which is 4080 meters above sea level. We shall spend the night here.

A healthy breakfast will be served. We’ll stroll down the hill to an Inca Channel after breakfast. Lake Maracucha feeds this watercourse. We’ll climb to Intihuatana, an old Incan temple, after spending some time here.

This is situated on the crest of the Apu Alambre mountain. The vista from here is out-worldly.

People here used to oversee the Inca quarries and hold ceremonies at Intipunku to show their thanks to the natural world.

We’ll keep walking downhill to Choquetacarpo. It’s a relic of the past. Architects who worked at the quarry lived in this place. We’ll take a break here for lunch.

After lunch, we will continue to Cachicata, the largest quarry of Incas. Here you will see some blocks of pink rhyolite, scattered in disarray. These stone blocks are a testimony of a huge Incan construction that never took place. Our guide will give you a detailed tour here.

We will then descend to Ollantaytambo train station. Here we will board the train to Aguas Calientes. Once in Aguas Calientes, we will accommodate you in a basic ensuite hotel room for the night.