Day 1: Arequipa
After breakfast, you start the trip through some
wonderful scenery towards the Valle de Majes. Later, visit
the town of Chuquibamba and then continue to go up the pass
of Mount Coropuna and Solimana. After reaching the top, you
will then begin the ascent down into Cotahuasi. Continue onto
Cotahuasi town.
Day 2: Cotahuasi
After breakfast, you will head towards the town of
Taurisma and then onto Tomepampa. Visit to the thermal baths
of Luicho and then onto the small town of Alca. Here is one
of the largest pre-Columbian sites in the valley, dating from
900BC to 1532 AD. The site was a major ritual center in the
years preceding the Inca conquest and the town led the valley's
resistance to the Inca expansion during the second half of
the 15th century. Return to Cotahuasi.
Day 3: Cotahuasi
Today we trek along the Cotahuasi River towards Piro, and
head towards the direction of the Sipia waterfalls, cascading
down 150 m. Return to the bridge of Cuyac in Cotahuasi.
Day 4:
In the morning, visit the town of Huaynacotas. Afternoon return
to Arequipa.