It's a two day hike to Choquequirao from Cachora or Huanipaca. Guides and mules for the trip may be found in Cachora. Cachora is the most popular starting point for travelers who want to see the amazing newly-rediscovered Incan site, Choquequirao. Most people go in and out from Cachora as this is the best maintained and serviced trail, there are several places to buy water, Inca Kola and simple dishes of soup, eggs or potatoes along the journey. Another option is to continue onto Santa Teresa (La Convención) or Machu Picchu, but you'll need plenty of food and a hiring a donkey or mule is advised.
There are generally only a few tourists each day entering Choquequirao, the park workers are quite helpful in giving directions, the park itself is quite difficult to navigate with some paths somewhat overgrown. Much of the site is rebuilt, many original large stones have crumbled into smaller pieces, in places it´s easy to spot the original work and the reconstructed sections. In the main plaza concrete beams have been used on one of the buildings and in other places crumbling ruins are marked with numbers so if they should fall they will be able to be reconstructured correctly.
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