Huchuy Qosqo the Little Cusco is an archeological Inca site at north of Cuzco, Peru. It was originally an administrative and military center around Sacred Valley and Cusco, with many constructions around, Inca buildings with perfect fine stones work, graneries structures called Collqas to store and preserve food, because it was an important agricultural center to produce corn. It lies at an elevation of 3650 meters (11,800 feet), above the 3000-meter high town of Lamay and the Sacred Valley.
The site received its name in the 20th century previously it had been known as Kakya Qawani. Pedro de Cieza de León, in his Second Chronicle of Peru, claimed that the palaces were built by Viracocha, the Eighth Inca Leader. Amongst a large number of buildings, some stone, some adobe (Mud Brick), is a kallanka (great hall), 40m long. Providing water to the site, there is an Inca built irrigation channel, lined with stones for about 800m. The site is inaccessible by car road.
Please organize with your hotel the night before to have an early breakfast or a packed breakfast.
Approx 05:30 am transfer from your hotels, with private vehicle for 1.5 hours to Patabamba community located at 3700 masl. On route, we pass Saqsaywaman and Tambomachay with amazing landscapes we will pass a few small communities such as Siwas, Qenqo and Pumamarka where you can see locals farming their lands with potatoes and bean crops as their ancestors did. This little valley is beautiful with a lot of native trees, flowers and bushes.
Our trek will start with a gentle walk after 2 hours then we need to climb around 400 meters to the reach Pumamarka ruins, the walk from here is one hour to reach the Inca site of Huchuy Qosqo, recently restored by archaeologists, located at 3,450 m.as.l.from this point it is clear to see many beautiful mountains peaks as Chicón, Pitusiray, Sawasiray, Waccaywilca or Veronica ancient sacred mountains called “Apus” very respected and venerated by the locals Incas- Quechuas descendants living in this valleys for centuries. This Inca site is amazing, we arrive and have enough time to rest, relax and recover with a delicious pack lunch, and after we will be ready for our guided tour to visit and explore this interesting Inca complex.
Then we start our all walk down to Lamay, about 2 hours with stops.
Transfer back to Cusco with Guide in a private transport, returning at about 7pm
