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Local Cusco Desk (UTC-5)DIRCETUR Lic. Oficial 20601588219
Official Machu Picchu Permits Guaranteed · Small Groups · Oxygen Equipped
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Escape the crowds to a pre-Inca rock horn fortress towering 1,000 meters above the Apurímac Canyon.
Effective O₂ at 4,140m
Rest in Cusco or Valley recommended
+1,575 ft net hiking ascent
Park entry & community fees covered
The Waqrapukara Trek is your ticket to an adventure few travelers experience. Hike to the stunning Waqrapukara ruins, perched dramatically high above the Apurímac Canyon where jagged rock horns rise into the sky. Journey along rugged roads past Pomacanchi Lagoon to the trailhead, then traverse dramatic cliffs and rolling high grasslands to explore ceremonial plazas, triple-jamb doorways, and ancient cave paintings.
Max: 13,582 ft
Depart Cusco early, traversing Pomacanchi Lagoon into the high puna. Hike 2.5 hours along the rim of Apurímac Canyon to the dramatic horned citadel of Waqrapukara. Explore ancient ceremonial temples and cave pictographs before hiking back and returning to Cusco.
Prevent acute mountain sickness before your trip. Select your target Andean destination and how many nights you will spend in the highlands before ascending.
Nights spent above 2,500m (Cusco, Sacred Valley or Arequipa) prior to this day.
Sacred Valley (2,870m) allows 60% deeper sleep and gentler acclimatization than Cusco.
Rushing to 5,036 m (16,522 ft) with less than 2 nights in the highlands is the #1 cause of medical evacuation in Cusco.