We hired Maykol for his pack horses, but he did so much more for us than just carry our stuff. I highly recommend staying in his family's cabins at Chiquiska. His contact information is in the blog.
Choquequirao: the ruins, the trail and the logistics November 5th 2021 Read my article about Choquequirao on Matador Network !
The most important things to know about Choquequirao are that it is much bigger than Machu Picchu and that the trail to get there is very steep and has significant elevation change. (This blog and many more photos are on my website [url=https://heatherjasper ... read more
South America » Peru » Cusco » Choquequirao Ancient Peru was the seat of several prominent Andean civilizations, most notably that of the Incas whose empire was captured by the Spanish conquistadors in 1533. Peruvian independence was declared in 1821, and remaining Spanish forces defeated in 1... ... read more
I live in Cusco, Peru and will be posting mostly about my trips around Peru and South America. From August 2012 to June 2014 I lived in Dhaka, Bangladesh and blogged about living there and traveling around Southeast Asia. This blog also contains my stories from living in Istanbul, two years as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Morocco, and some other travels. ... full info