CUSCO DESTINATION AGENCY: trek

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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Thursday, 5 March 2020

Inca quarry of Cachicata Ollantaytambo - Cusco

March 05, 2020cachicata trek, CUSCO, inca quarry, inca quarry cachicata, inca quarry trek to machu picchu, PERU, travel, travel to machu picchu, trekNo 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,...

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...

Brief information of CACHICATA QUARRY

January 21, 2020cachicata, cachicata trek, CUSCO, cusco destination, inca quarry, inca quarry trek, PERU, travel, trekNo comments

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

INCA JUNGLE ROUTE TO MACHU PICCHU INFORMATION

March 19, 2019CUSCO, cusco destination, inca jungle, inca jungle treil, MACHU PICCHU, PERU, trekNo comments

INCA JUNGLE TO MACHU PICCHU DAY 1: CUSCO – SANTA MARIA – SANTA TERESA (BIKING) we will pick you up between 6:00 to 6.30 am, then we will leave the city seeing beautiful natural surroundings of Sacred Valley at about 2700 m.a.s.l. Arriving at the town of ollantaytambo we start the 46 km. uphill to the abra malaga (Mountain Pass at 4350 m.a.s.l.) approx. Here, we will change the biking kit provided (gloves and helmet) and receive a 20-minute briefing...

AUSANGATE CIRCUIT

February 14, 2019AUSANGATE, ausangatecircuit, ausangatetre, CUSCO, CUSCODESTINATION, PERU, travel, trekNo comments

Without a doubt the Ausangate trek offers some of the most wonderful landscapes of Cusco, with many glaciers and high Andean lakes accompanied by wildlife. This trek is one of the most difficult in the region of Cusco, as we get closer to the Ausangate peak, it will surprise us and we will understand why the ancient Incas respected this spectacular mountain so much. Throughout the circuit we pass through villages where people still retain their...