Waqrapukara represents a great alternative for those who are looking for a different adventure during their stay in the city of Cusco, with its pristine and impressive landscapes, starting from wonderful pre-Inca trails that lead us to this magnificent place, to get lost among the mountains, streams and rocky walls perfect for those who love adventure tourism.
Our adventure will begin with the pick up from the hotel between 4:30 to 5:00 a.m., we will take the route south of Cusco that we will travel for 3 hours in our transport towards the town of Santa Lucia, in the course we will make a stop to have breakfast.
Continuing with our adventure, when we arrive to Santa Lucia we will take a detour traveling for 20 minutes through a zigzagging road until we reach the parking point, where we will have the briefing before starting our adventure towards Waqrapukara.
Once we are ready we will begin our hike uphill for an average of 2 hours until we reach Waqrapukara. During the course of the hike we will be able to appreciate a variety of flora and fauna characteristic of the area.
The archaeological site of Waqrapukara seems to have had several stages of human occupation, being in all of them an important site of religious administrative origin.
The first of the ethnic groups to occupy it was apparently the Qanchis, who according to Luis Barreda Murillo appeared approximately in 2500 BC, in the pre-ceramic period, having during this historical period the functionality worship in honor of the god Teqsi Pachacamaq Wiraqocha as mentioned in the chronicle of Human Poma de Ayala.
Once in Waqrapukara the guide will detail the importance of this archaeological complex, then we will have free time to enjoy the place and take souvenir photos, after the visit of Waqrapukara we will take the road back to the parking lot where our transport will be waiting for us, and on the way back we will stop at our restaurant where we will enjoy the deserved lunch for all the effort made.
Finally, our transport will return us to Cusco city arriving between 17:30 pm to 18:00 pm. culminating our adventure in the main square or agreed point.
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