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Hike · Cachora

Choquequirao Trek

Distance
38.1 mi
Vertical
16,719 ft
Summit
9,639 ft
Difficulty
Very strenuous

Choquequirao is often called "the other Machu Picchu" — a vast Inca complex of terraces, plazas, and stonework spread across a ridge high above the Apurímac canyon, and far quieter than its famous cousin because the only way in is on foot. The classic trek is a steep…

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Choquequirao's Inca stone buildings terraced into the green hillside, with the Andean ridgeline and clouds beyond
JORGE DIAZ RIVAS · CC BY-SA 4.0
Grassy plaza flanked by restored Inca walls at Choquequirao, distant peaks under a bright sky
JORGE DIAZ RIVAS · CC BY-SA 4.0
The deep Apurimac canyon the trek crosses, its river far below golden grass slopes and hazy ridges
Ordzonhyd Rudyard Tarco Palomino · CC BY-SA 4.0
A long Inca retaining wall and stone path skirting the ruins, ringed by cloud-forest greenery
JORGE DIAZ RIVAS · CC BY-SA 4.0

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