Ancestral Secrets: The Thrilling Inca Trails to Antisuyo – 1 Day

Main Square – Inca Trail – Moon Temple

Overview

The city of Cusco is surrounded by many places, hidden ancestral secrets, exciting Inca roads, archeological centers that have carved stones, temples, squares, that many travelers do not visit, layers due to lack of time or do not even know that it exists. Walking is super impressive it will take you half a day approximately 7km from the main square of Cusco.

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We will pick you up from the hotel at 08:30 and walking we arrive at the main palm of Cusco where we will start the walk until we arrive at the Plazoleta San Blas which is located in a very important artisanal neighborhood of Cusco. Then we will take an Inca trail that was the most important in the incanato that led to the (Antisuyo) region of the Amazon, today you can see many colonial houses and cobbled streets, and some streets with very particular names many of them in the language (Quechua). While we ascend, we will have an impressive view of the city of Cusco and we can see important squares, churches and other places of interest, we will continue walking along a road with Eucalyptus trees where we can clearly see the great Inca Trail (Qhaphan Ñan) until we reach to the first archaeological center called C'usilluchayoc which is also known as the Temple of the Monkeys. Here we can see carved Incas, altars, animals like monkeys, and also an astronomical mirror of water in 05 minutes we are already in the temple of the moon that was a (sacred Huacca), at present there are still Andean Andean priests who practice rituals especially in August, month of the earth or (Pacchamama) the natural rock was carved and the rock formation was used. After exploring this site we will take a break to marvel at the beautiful landscape of the place near a creek. Maybe you can enjoy a snack after we will walk for about 40 minutes next destination that is called Inkilltambo, the road is quite moderate there are short descents and ascents. Inkilltambo is surrounded by agricultural terraces and the Incas used this place as a religious center that is related to Inca astronomy and agriculture, narrow cracks, caves and temples. We will have time to explore this place and then we will continue to the last place of the trek. See tum We will walk for an average of one We will ascend for 10 minutes before arriving at the Ushnu of Machu Choquequirao where in the part above we will have an incredible view of Cusco and we can take good pictures. Machu Choquequirao is an Inca site with circular terraces that are small in the highest part and are larger in the lower part, like a pyramid. Our guide will teach us about this sacred altar and the nearby valley while we rest. Then, we will begin our descent until we reach the bottom of the valley, passing colonial ovens that the Spaniards used to make tiles. We will cross a bridge and for 10 minutes we will go along a road that gradually rises to the other side of the valley until we reach the city again.

Included SERVICES

  • Private transportation round trip from your hotel in Cusco.
  • Professional guide english Spanish speaking.
  • Entrance ticket to the inca site
  • Boust Lunch.
  • First-aid kit including.
  • Wáter
  • Small group experience (max 8 guests)

WHAT I NEED TO CARRY

  • Small or medium size backpack (to carry your personal belongings)
  • A hiking pant – not jeans
  • Comfortable walking shoes
  • Rain coat or rain poncho
  • One warm/winter jacket/gloves, scarf, cap cold, thermal clothing etc.
  • Sun protection cream (SPF 45 or higher recommended)
  • Extra money.
  • Camera.
  • 02 people, $180 USD total per person
  • 03 to 04 people, $150 USD total per person
  • 05 to 06 people, $120 USD total per person
  • 07 to 13 people, $ 90 USD total per person

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