Saturday 27 October 2018

PATACANCHA AND WILLOQ


Useful Information 
– Starting Altitude – 2900m / 11151ft.
– Highest Altitude – 4550m / 14927 ft
– Walking Distance – 32 km / 19 miles
– Longest Day – Day 2, approximately 14 km / 8.6 miles
– Overall Difficulty – Moderate – Difficult
IMPORTANT INFORMATION: 
 In the thermal baths of Lares there are 6 large swimming pools at different temperatures between 36 and 44 °C, you can choose to relax quietly, they are ideal for treating bone and gastrointestinal diseases.
 Lares is surrounded by a mountain range that includes the Nevado Veronica (5900m high), the Sawasiray (5700m high), the Pitusiray and Chicon (5500m high). Small communities of Quechua-speaking farmers inhabit this recently-explored territory, who preserve their customs of herding llamas and alpacas, potato cultivation and textile production.
 The recommended dates for traveling are the months from April to November with no rain in these months the climate is sunny, with a blue sky all day.
 Machu Picchu is one of the 7 Wonders of the Modern World, Heritage of Humanity, Historical Sanctuary of Peru and probably the most important archaeological site in Latin America.
 Machu Picchu is majestic architecture comprises 140 structures throughout the citadel.
 Machu Picchu is was built by the Inca Pachacutec around the year 1460
 After being forgotten, it was only in 1911 that the American Hiram Bingham reached Machu Picchu on an expedition and spread the site worldwide.
Location: Cusco, Perú

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