COTAHUASI CANYON - 03 DAYS / 02 NIGHTS.

DAY 1: AREQUIPA / TORO MUERTO / COTAHUASI / LUICHO
06:00 a.m.We will start our trip, taking the Pan-American Highway passing through the towns of Vitor and Siguas, then take the detour that goes to the Majes Valley, after about 3 hours we will arrive by the town of Corire where we will stop to know the petroglyphs of Toro Dead, where 5000 blocks of trachitic rocks (volcanic tuff, product of the eruptions of Coropuna) with an antiquity of 700 years, are found (wari) where zoomorphic, phytomorphic, anthropomorphic, geometric petroglyphs, etc. are observed. We will know different towns of the valley of Majes, with their cultures of rice and vineyards from where they come the pisco and wine of majes; as you advance you will go up in altitude until you reach the town of Chuquibamba (ends the asphalt) where you can have lunch. (box lunch) The trip continues along the slopes of the impressive Coropuna Volcano, the highest volcano in Peru (6425 meters above sea level), and also the Solimana volcano and the Sara Sara volcano. We will stop at the foot of the snow to visit the Pallarcocha lake (about 4500 masl), from this point we will appreciate the flora and fauna of the area (vicuñas, guanacos, vizcachas, foxes, deer, tarucas, condors, eagles, etc) . 18:00 Approx. you reach the town of Cotahuasi in the afternoon hours. Accommodation at the hostel Dinner.

DAY 2: COTAHUASI / SIPIA / TAURISMA / TOMEPAMPA / ALCA / LUICHO
7:00 am. Breakfast. 7:30 a.m Cataratas de Sipia, where we will be arriving approx. at 8:30 a.m., to make a short walk of 15 minutes (being able to appreciate in the same Cataract the recognized Rainbow, that is formed with the fall of the water of a depth of 150m approximately.
Then he returns to Cotahuasi for lunch.
In the afternoon we will visit:
The pre-Inca ruins of Collota, and then we will go to visit the towns of Taurisma, Tomepampa and Alca, centuries old towns of very traditional customs and rooted with the colonial era, Optional: Second time thermal baths of luicho (entrance not included)
Optional: If you do not wish to visit the villages in the afternoon, you can change the following trek: In the afternoon we will visit archeological ruins and natural viewpoint of Ccallac (Cahuana), starting the walk from the town of Alca , which takes 2 hours approximately. On the way we will visit the town of Cahuana, a rural area dedicated to agriculture. From Ccallac we will have an impressive panorama of the Cotahuasi Valley (towns such as Puyca, Huaynacotas, Ticnay, Ayahuasi)
Return to your hotel for your rest.

DAY 3: COTAHUASI / AREQUIPA
6:00 a.m Chayme, the highest suspension bridge in the area, known as the bridge of the disappointed, City tours in Cotahuasi. We will visit the bell tower, made of stone, its bronze bell is ancient, from here we will observe the picturesque landscapes of the town of Cotahuasi at the foot of its apu tutelalar Cerro Huiñao. 8:00 am. Breakfast.
9:30 hrs approx. We will leave for the city of Arequipa. Lunch in Majes. Departure to the city of Arequipa. 8:00 pm approx, arrival in the city of our White City. Note: The places that we can not visit on the way, we will do it on the way back
Recommendation: bring light, warm clothing and swimsuit, comfortable shoes, flashlight, small backpack, hat, sun block.

INCLUDES

• Private transport
• 2 hotel nights (according to choice)
• Tourist ticket and visit to Toro Muerto
• Food
• Professional guide
• Visit to the thermal baths of Luicho

NOT INCLUDE

• Entrance to the thermal baths
• IGV