Q'eros Community Trek

The Nation Q´ero is considered by many historians to be the last Inca Community, ever since historians Oscar Nuñes del Prado, Efrain Morote and Mario Escobar made the first visit to the Nation Q´ero in 1955, a date that became synonymous with the discovery of the last hereditary line of the Incas. The ancestral customs and the names of the shamans (Paqos) have been preserved in the hierarchical structure that was attributed to Pachamama (The Mother Earth) Pampamesayoq and Altomesayoq, as well as their techniques of cultivation and iconography. Over the last few decades, historians and anthropologist have visited the Nation Q´ero, including the former first lady of Perú Elian Karp, who took an interest in learning more about the Nation Q´ero and showing the world the last known Inca Community. In the imperial Inca city of Cusco, to be identified as a Q´ero was be greeted with respect and reverence and invited to eat in your home, because of their important historical status.

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Q'eros Community Trek- Itinerary

Day 1: Cusco - Paucartambo - Kallakancha

At 8:00 AM we travel Cusco to Paucartambo by bus, we stop at Chullpas de Ninamarca (an ancient Inca cementery) at 1:00 PM we take lunch, after that, will continue our trip to Kallakancha village, our first camp.

Day 2: Kallakancha -Chuwa Chuwa

At 7:00 AM after a nutritive breakfast, horses and llamas will help us in our trek to Chuwa Chuwa village, during 8 hours of treking we will appreciate many water falls and Huamancaca Mountain; after lunch continue treking at Pampakasa high-pass (4,300 m.a.s.l.) when we can appreciate the condors flight live around Ausangate Mountain, after that we will arrive to Chuwa Chuwa village, our second camp.

Day 3: Chuwa Chuwa - Hatun Q'ero

At 7:30 AM we left Chuwa Chuwa, after 5 hours of trekking we'll arrive Hatun Q'ero, during the trekking nature will enchant us with numerous water falls and a very fast change in vegetation, from high to green lands, after lunch we'll meet Nacion Q'eros varayocs (Q'eros village mayors). In the evening, according to local time we share an ancient andean ceremony 'Pago a la Pachamama', this ceremony consist in several invocations to Incas gods to thanks land for the food provided.

Day 4: Hatun Q'ero -Tandaña

At 7:30 AM starts our trekking to Tandaña, a village when woman knit andean clothes by hand using the traditional technic inherited from Incas. While passing Huilka Kunka high-pass we will see condors flying around Huamanripa mountain (Nacion Q'ero god).