We got up really early just like in our manu trip to get on a bus and drive for 3 hours. Where we would stop was in Cachora, a nice small town at 9134 ft. We had a local breakfast called Qapchi. It was fried potatoes mashed up with haba beans, rice and chicken. It would have been better for dinner but was pretty good. Then we started walking. That day we walked 19 kilometers which is almost 12.8 miles. The first bit was really easy. We went at a fast pace up a non steep mini road. We ate lunch at a little house that was being built before we hiked up a little more until the Mirador. From there we had a BEAUTIFUL view of the snowy mountain range that was right across from Cachora. From the Mirador it was steep steep STEEP switchbacks untill we got to Chikiska which is where we camped. I got to sleep in a tent with Helen and we stayed up kind of late talking.
The next day was our all uphill day. Helen and I shared a horse so whenever we got tired we could ride for a little while. Our guide Edds said the horse didn't have a name so I named him Leo. He was gray with white hooves and a white patch on his forhead. When I wasn't riding him I could take his rope adn lead him up the hill. We stopped and had a really nice 2 course meal in Marampata 2 hours from Choquequirao fefore starting to walk again. We got to the campsite at 3:00 and hiked up some more to the actual ruins. We stayed up there for 2 and a half hours to see the llama terraces. The terraces werre made of black stones but the incans had white stones around them in the form of llama. My favorite terrace was one where there was a momma llama next to a baby. It was so cute! We hiked back down to the campsite and I dreamed about Incan ghosts coming out of the terraces in the shape of llamas.
The next day was our all uphill day. Helen and I shared a horse so whenever we got tired we could ride for a little while. Our guide Edds said the horse didn't have a name so I named him Leo. He was gray with white hooves and a white patch on his forhead. When I wasn't riding him I could take his rope adn lead him up the hill. We stopped and had a really nice 2 course meal in Marampata 2 hours from Choquequirao fefore starting to walk again. We got to the campsite at 3:00 and hiked up some more to the actual ruins. We stayed up there for 2 and a half hours to see the llama terraces. The terraces werre made of black stones but the incans had white stones around them in the form of llama. My favorite terrace was one where there was a momma llama next to a baby. It was so cute! We hiked back down to the campsite and I dreamed about Incan ghosts coming out of the terraces in the shape of llamas.
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