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CHOQUEQUIRAO TREK CLASSIC 4 DAYS

You can visit the architectural complex Choquequirao is situated in Vilcabamba at 3100 meters, considered the last Inka refuge and place of resistance from the invaders, when doing ....

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Monday, 8 June 2020

Hike to Inti Punku and Cachiccata Quarries - to Machu Picchu

June 08, 2020cachicaquarry, cachicata, cachicata quarry, cachicata trek, cachicatatrek, inca quarry, inca quarry trekNo comments

Since the Spanish arrived in the land of the Incas, the question of how the native peoples of the Andes managed to cut and transport the megalithic rocks that made up the Inca cities was a mystery and a source of incredible stories. The Cachicata Cusco walk takes you to the source of one of the ancient Inca quarries; a place where you will find the answers to those questions. Join us on this fabulous hike to Cantera Cachicata Ollantaytambo Offering...

TREK TO MACHU PICCHU: SALKANTAY - CACHICATA

April 18, 2020cachicaquarry, cachicata, cachicata quarry, cachicata trek, salkantay, salkantay to machu picchu, SALKANTAY TREK, salkantay trekking, travel, travel to machu picchuNo comments

SALKANTAY TREK Classic Salkantay trek 5 days is considered by most to be the best alternative route, This walk allows you to enjoy the options that there is in the salkantay route, you will go up to humantay lake, you will pass for the highets point of the salkantay route to be to see salkantay mountain up close, you hike through the santa teresa valley that is full of vegetation is the begining of the peruvian amazon, you have the chance...

INFORMATION OF THE INCA QUARRY OF CACHICATA - OLLANTAYTAMBO - CUSCO

March 18, 2020cachicaquarry, cachicata, cachicata quarry, cachicata trek, inca quarry, inca quarry trek, travel, travel to cusco, travel to machu picchuNo comments

While in Ollantaytambo the first objective is to reach the Cachicata quarry located six km from Ollantaytambo and at an altitude of approximately 4,100 m. There, not only did the Incas extract the enormous stones, but they also partially carved them to be later lowered to the Vilcanota valley and from there, climbed them up a steep slope to the Ollantaytambo fortress. CACHICATA TREK INFORMATION We know from the tools that the Incas abandoned in...

Information of the Inca Quarries in Cusco

March 05, 2020cachicata, cachicata quarry, cachicata trek, cachicata trek to machu picchu, cachicatatrek, travel, travel to machu travelñ picchu, trekNo comments

The quarry of Cachicata was the place of extraction of the stones that were used for the construction of Ollantaytambo and many surrounding areas. This place is 9 kilometers from the Inca town of Ollantaytambo and has three groups of quarries: Molle Pucro, Sirkusirkuyoc (it was the largest), shows evidence of having been in full operation when the Spaniards entered this area. And finally Kantirayoq or Cacchicata, where another type of extraction...

Inca quarry of Cachicata

February 04, 2020cachicaquarry, cachicata, cachicata quarry, cachicata trek, cachicata trek to machu picchu, cachicatatrek, CUSCO, CUSCODESTINATION, inca quarry, inca quarry trek, inca quarry trek to machu picchu, PERU, travelNo comments

This place was dedicated to the extraction and carving of the stones that were used for the construction of Ollantaytambo and many surrounding precincts. This place is located about 14 km from the Inca town of Ollantaytambo and has three groups of quarries: Molle Pucro, Sirkusirkuyoc (it was the largest of the three), shows the evidence of having been fully operational when the Spanish arrived in this area . And finally Cacchicata or Kantirayoq,...

Useful information of the Inca quarries of Cachicata

February 03, 2020cachicata, cachicata quarry, cachicata trek, cachicata trek to machu picchu, cachicatatrek, inca quarry, inca quarry trek, inca quarry trek to machu picchu, travelNo comments

The Walk towards the enigmatic Cachiccata Quarries will take you to know one of the little known places where the stones were extracted for the construction of the cultivation terraces, temples and the entire archaeological complex of Ollantaytambo. The adventure will take you to one of the most spectacular routes, full of beautiful and spectacular views of the sacred valley and the mystical city of Ollantaytambo, this is one of the beauties that...

Walk to the Cachicata Quarries

January 15, 2020cachicata, cachicata quarry, CUSCO, cusco destination, inca quarry, PERU, travelNo comments

The Walk to the Cachicata Quarries is located in the Ollantaytambo district, the living Inca city, this wonderful walk will take you to know one of the little known places where the stones were extracted for the construction of the cultivation terraces, temples and The entire archaeological complex of Ollantaytambo. We venture into a route full of beautiful and spectacular views of the sacred valley and the mystical city of Ollantaytambo. We will...

Inca quarry "Cachicata" This place was dedicated to the extraction and carving of the stones that were used for the construction of Ollantaytambo and many surrounding precincts. This place is located about 14 km from the Inca town of Ollantaytambo and has three groups of quarries: Molle Pucro, Sirkusirkuyoc (it was the largest of the three), shows the evidence of having been fully operational when the Spanish arrived in this area . And finally Cacchicata...

CACHICATA QUARRY INFORMATION

June 27, 2019cachicaquarry, cachicata, cachicata quarry, cachicata trek, cachicatatrek, incaquarry, incaquarrytrekNo comments

Inca Quarry trek DAY 1: CUSCO – PACHAR - SOQMA – CHARCAHUAYLLA We will come to pick you up at 5:00 a.m. from your hotel in Cusco City, and we will drive along a road to the Pachar Valley close to Ollantaytambo. You will arrive at the starting point of your trek, Soqma village, after about 2 hours, where we will stop to have breakfast and meet our horseman. We will start our hike up a lush valley of scattered farmhouses and crop terraces. After...

CACHICATA QUARRY ROUTE TO MACHU PICCHU

March 15, 2019cachicata quarry, cachicata trek, CUSCO, cusco destination, inca quarry, MACHU PICCHU, PERUNo comments

CACHICATA TREK TO MACHU PICCHU ITINERARY DAY 1: CUSCO – SOQMA – RAYAN We will come to pick you up at 5:00 a.m. from your hotel in Cusco City, and we will drive along a road to the Pachar Valley close to Ollantaytambo. You will arrive at the starting point of your trek, Soqma village, after about 2 hours, where we will stop to have breakfast and meet our horseman. where we will stop to have breakfast and meet our horseman. We will start our hike...

CACHICATA QUARRY TO MACHU PICCHU

March 14, 2019cachicata quarry, cachicata trek, CUSCO, cusco destination, MACHU PICCHU, PERUNo comments

CACHICTA TREK TO MACHU PICCHU ITINERARY DAY 1: CUSCO – PACHAR - SOQMA – CHARCAHUAYLLA We will come to pick you up at 5:00 a.m. from your hotel in Cusco City, and we will drive along a road to the Pachar Valley close to Ollantaytambo. You will arrive at the starting point of your trek, Soqma village, after about 2 hours, where we will stop to have breakfast and meet our horseman. We will start our hike up a lush valley of scattered farmhouses...