Huchuy Qosqo
Inca Archaeological Site, located in the Sacred Valley of the Incas, on the top of one of its mountains. It has a privileged location from where you can see the Andean Mountain range with its snow-capped mountains, as well as the Urubamba Mountain range.
Huchuy Qosqo or “Little Cusco” was built by the Inca Wiracocha in the 15th century.
Manco Inca used this place to take his army from Cusco to the Sacred Valley and later head to Vilcabamba. It has a series of temples, plazas and storage buildings, as well as cultivation terraces. Its location and buildings constituted an important administrative and military center in the Sacred Valley. It has several buildings called “Kallanka” or resting places, in the same way buildings called “Qolqas” where they stored food such as corn, the height of the place, the coldness and ventilation of the buildings makes it possible to maintain agricultural products for a long time.
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Walking distance
Walking time
FLORA
- Lirio andino (Alstroemeria aurea), It grows along the banks of streams and rivers.
- Plantas cojín ( Pleurothallis sp.)
- Orquídeas (Epidendrum sp.)
- Helechos (Pteridium aquilinum)
- Bromelias (Tillandsia sp.)
FAUNA
- Cóndores andinos
- Llamas, alpacas y vicuñas.
- Ganso andino y el patuco peruano.
ITINERARY
Early in the morning we begin the program by picking up passengers at their hotel, and then traveling by transportation for approximately one hour and 30 minutes to the community of Patabamba, located at 3,700 meters above sea level. In this community we will be able to observe the daily experience of the places and their customs. On the route we will be able to observe high Andean landscapes surrounded by Andean and snow-capped hills, as well as native flora and fauna. From this community our walk begins, along the route we will be able to observe some small communities such as Siwas, Qenqo, in this second, we will visit a local family to share and experience their daily experiences and make a rest stop. Next, we head to the Puma Punku canyon (gate of the puma), passing through the town of Pumamarka en route. It is from here that we can walk through an original Inca trail that is part of the Qapqc-ñan and that will take us to the archaeological complex of HuchuyQosqo or little Cusco, located at the top of the mountain above the district of Lamay in the province of Trace. After a rest, we will visit its sacred temples, Inca terraces, its agricultural and religious sector. Finally, we will continue the walk downhill to the town of Lamay where our vehicle will be waiting for us to return to our hotel.
OPTIONAL
Overnight in camping and next day return to hotel or transfer to train station for visiting Machu Picchu.
