PERU

• HUCHUY QOSQO
• RAINBOW MOUNTAIN
• SALKANTAY TREK
• MACHU PICCHU and MACHU PICCHU MOUNTAIN
• CUSCO

– Day 1 Monday April 15 th , 2024. Chill and walk the city acclimatizing and researching tours and less expensive hotels.
– Day 2 Tues 16th. Nail down most travel plans and hike 770’ to 11,950’ touring Inca Ruins and Christi Bianco.
– Days 3, Wed 17th – Do the 2 day HUCHUY QOSQO trek, 14 miles. It begins at an elevation of 12,365’, climbs to 14,183’, then drops to 10,950’ where HUCHUY QOSQO resides and where we stayed at THE LODGE. 
– Day 4 Thursday the 18 th Visit the “Hidden Gem” Ruins and drop down 2,550’ to the SACRED VALLEY at 8400’, getting back to CUSCO Wednesday afternoon. 
– Day 5 Chill and tour CUSCO
– Day 6 Fri 20th – Leave at 3AM and do RAINBOW MOUNTAIN in VINICUNCA, a 1,382’ elevation gain to 16,513’ and get back by 4.  Briefing at 6 for Salkantay Machu Picchu Trek.
– Days 7 to 12 Saturday to Thursday 21st to 25th – 2:30 Saturday drive to glass houses to stay the night. begin the Salkantay Trek the next morning, 43m 2,060’ elevation gain to 15,839’, then down 7,767’ and do Machu Picchu on Thurs., including Machu Picchu Mountain, a 2, 139’ elevation gain, then back to Cusco.
– Day 13 Friday 26th – fly home at 6:55 AM.

CUSCO PERU. Started Looking into this adventure 3 weeks before leaving and everything said GO! Two packs include everything for two weeks. The Cristo Blanco hike was a great view of the city, while the nearby ruins left me in awe. HOW did they do it 600 odd years ago? WHY did they do it? These huge stones are butt so tightly together on all sides that one must wonder.