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ID:0232 |
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$ 460.00 |
| Our Tours: | Treks to Machu Picchu |
| Destinations: | Machu Picchu, Lares Valley, General Information |
This remote and rarely visited region offers the trekker an insight into the real lives of the Andean farmer, dressed in their traditional brightly colored ponchos. You´ll have the opportunity to see thatched stone houses surrounded by herds of llamas and alpacas. Inside the houses you´ll see guinea pigs running loose. The trek itself is rated moderate, similar to the Inca Trail.

Day 1: Cusco - Calca - Lares hot springs - Wacawasi
Day 2: Wakawasi - Espsaycocha Lake
Day 3: Epsaycocha Lake - Patacancha - Huylloc - Pumamarka - Ollantaytambo - Aguas Calientes
Day 4: Aguas Calientes - Machu Picchu - Aguas Calientes - Ollanta - Cusco
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• Lares Valley trek Day 01: Cusco - Calca - Lares hot springs - WacawasiWe leave from Cusco early in the morning by bus and travel through the Sacred Valley arriving to Lares Hot Springs and spend the morning in the medicinal hot springs, after lunch we have two hours of trek to our campsite.
• Lares Valley trek Day 2: Wakawasi - Espsaycocha LakeAfter the breakfast we continue up through the valley, we arrive to the community of Wacawasi. People here produce some of the finest weavings in Peru. Here, we can observe their great skills and brilliant techniques in the fabrication of ponchos and other garments. Passing the village we begin climbing up to Condor Pass, the second of the trip at 4100m. From here, we catch a stunning view of the renowned Mount Veronica (5750m.) Descending gently for about one hour, we come to the beautiful Epsaycocha Lake, our last campsite.
• Lares Valley trek Day 3: Epsaycocha Lake- Patacancha - Huylloc - Pumamarka - Ollantaytambo - Aguas CalientesToday our trail leads downhill to an overlook facing a wide valley. Descending into the valley, we eventually arrive to the community of Huylloc where we have lunch, from here takes two hours to arrive to Pumamarka and enjoy the Inca terraces, finally we arrive to Ollantaytambo. Situated in a fertile river valley and sheltered by mammoth mountains, this ancient Inca village is considered one of the most important living museums in the world. This is a perfect place to appreciate the vast archeological remains and a wide variety of flowers and birds species. We will take the train from Ollantaytambo to Aguas Calientes at the afternoon and spend the night in Aguas Calientes in a comfortable hostel.
• Lares Valley trek Day 4: Aguas Calientes - Machu Picchu - Ollantaytambo - CuscoVery early (5:00 a.m.) we will have our breakfast, and then to catch the first bus to the citadel of Machu Picchu. In the check point we will reserve a space in order to ascend the Huaynapicchu Mountain, which has only one limit (400 people a day maximum). After your ticket has been purchased we will start the tour in the citadel about three hours. Next you will climb the mountain Huaynapicchu and visit the different sites recommended by our guide, such as Inti Punku, Machu Picchu Mountains. Finally, return by train to the town of Ollantaytambo, and then take the bus to return to Cusco.
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