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THE INCA’S HIGH LANDS

CODE: hike-05
Program: 3 days / 2 nights
CIRCUIT: CUSCO – TIPON – PACHATUSAN – H´UCHUY QOSQO – CUSCO

A special hike by the highlands of Cusco city to the Sacred Valley of the incas visiting the archeological sites of Tipon and H´uchuy Qosqo and enjoying the nice panorama of the snow peaks of the Valley.

Itinerary:

1st day: CUSCO – TIPON

Bus transportation to TIPON site, contact with the horsemen or porters to start the hike. Guided tour of the more important places of Tipon site. Walking about 6 to 7 hours, camping in the punas, the higher part of the mountain side.

2nd day: PUNAS – PATABAMBA

Early breakfast, start of the hike and soon you can see part of the city of Cusco and the snow mountain of Ausangate, then descend to the Pisac road to cross it. After that it is a slowly climbing way to the campsite near the village of Patabamba.

3rd day: PATABAMBA - H´UCHUY QOSQO – LA MAY – CUSCO

After breakfast it is a few hours walk to the fascinating site of H´uchuy Qoesqo, where the Inca chief Viracocha lived. The mummy that was found here is said to be of him.

The ruins are part stone and part adobe and of special interest is the presence of horizontal wooden braces inside the corners of some of the buildings. There is a fine kallanka, great hall, some 40m long, a great esplanade, where were held parades, and lots of terraces. Some of the houses are post-inca, but in inca-style, and there is a Spanish style reservoir.

After a guided tour in the ruins you descend to the village of Lamay. Then transport back to Cusco.