Andahuaylas (3200 m.a.s.l.) is situated 180 km. west of Cusco and is the capital of the department of Apurimac.
Greatest attraction of this area are its landscapes, the warmth of its people, diverse archaeological remains, and typical villages.
It starts with the arrival to Andahuaylas city and transfer to your hotel. Then, after a well-deserved bath and breakfast, we will commence the visit to the city. It includes the city’s Main Square which has a fountain built only with one stone and Andahuaylas’ main church: San Pedro’s Cathedral.
Then, we will visit the Campanayocc Sanctuary 5 km apart from Andahuaylas (30 minute travel by car). This sanctuary possesses a modern architecture, built in 1995, is fairly new and hosts many people faithful to the Catholic Church. It is specially full-on September 14, it’s festive day and has a natural view from which you can appreciate Andahuaylas city and the paradisiacal beauty of Chumbao valley.
In the afternoon, we will return to the hotel in Andahuaylas city.
After breakfast, we start our tour to the Pacucha lagoon (17 km northeast to the city of Andahuaylas and a 45 minute trip by car). This lagoon is characterized for being 3200 m.a.s.l. while having intensely blue waters surrounded by yellowish sand and natural islands habitat to different species of ducks.
Later that day, we will go to the archaeological site, the Complejo Sondor (2km from the Pachuca lagoon and a 30 minute trip by foot). It has a dimension of 10 hectares and the buildings were originally made by the millenary Chanca culture (600-900 A.C.). Nonetheless, historians confirm that the Complejo Sondor was later occupied by Incas. These buildings have a pyramidal shape and are surrounded by walls and terraces that lead to open spaces.
Apparently, Sondor was the place to perform religious activities, due to its location, for the central piramid and its strategic view of the mystical Pacucha lagoon.
By 5 pm we will return to the city and to our accommodation in Andahuaylas
First, it’s breakfast at the hotel.
7 am we will depart to Chincheros where we will visit the Cocharcas Sanctuary (110 km northeast from Andahuaylas city, a 3 hour trip by bus). It is a baroque style temple built with ashlar stone precisely placed and cut in the early XVII century. It has 2 towers, a vault and a dome for masonry decorated with glazed tiles and in its interior, holds important canvases of the Escuela Cusqueña and some Spanish masters. The main altar shows ornaments finely carved in gold sheets.
In the afternoon, we will return to Andahuaylas.
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Huayhuash is one of the most isolated mountain ranges of the world, with overwhelming views of glistening vertical walls of ice, rock and snow. The colorful waters of the beautiful lakes found in this circuit reflects the bizarre Yerupajá (6634m), Jerupajá Chico (6121m), Jirishanca (6094m), Rondoy (5879m), Sarapo (6127m), Siulá Grande (6344m), and Siulá Chico (6265m) among others.
Founded by Spanish Conqueror Francisco Pizarro in 1539, the old city of San Juan de la Frontera de Huamanga (Saint John of the Frontier of Huamanga) features countless attractions for the tourist, and is the ideal starting point to explore the rest of the department of Ayacucho.
Apart from being a world class rapid, the Apurimac boasts pristine sandy beaches for camping, spectacular sun-bleached rock formations and rare wildlife including otters, puma and the ultra elusive Andean bear.
It is an adventure lover’s dreams come true.
• Level : Moderate to challenging.
• Class III, IV+ rapids.
• Swimming skills required.
• Season : From May to November.
• Location : South west of Cusco
• Departures : Any day upon request.
• Meeting point : Cusco city.
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Av. Camino Real N° 111 Office 205 Second Floor San Isidro, Lima - Perú
Av. Primavera 543 4to.piso Chacarilla del Estanque - San Borja
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