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From the time of the Conquest until 1572 the remnants of the Inca civilization inhabited what is now the zone of Vilcabamba, region of mountains and jungles between the Urubamba and Apurimac Rivers.
In 1539, the first capital of this region, at Vitcos, was abandoned by TITO CUSI YUPANQUI after his father MANCO INCA’S death in favor of a more secure site deeper in the jungle. This new capital, called Vilcabamba the Old, was finally taken and sacked by the Spanish in 1572, depopulated and left to the jungle.
Its location was long forgotten and its existence was open to question. So far as is known, the first non-Indian to visit the site, now called Espiritu Pampa (Plain of Ghosts) was Hiram Bingham, the American discoverer of Machu Picchu and Vitcos. He paid a brief visit in 1911, found few ruins due to the thick vegetation, and declared the site unimportant. He believed that at Machu Picchu, the Old Vilcabamba had finally been found.
In 1994, Gene Savoy, another American, retraced Bingham’s route to Espiritu Pampa on the theory that Bingham must have overlooked something there. Careful study of the Spanish records of the fall of Vilcabamba had led Savoy to reject Bingham’s thesis since Machu Piccchu failed almost totally to conform with the Spaniards’ descriptions of the city and its site. Espiritu Pampa fit the latter perfectly, if only substantial ruins could be found there.
Today the essence of Vilcabamba remains unchanged. A strange mixture of quiet beauty and shrouded are mystery everywhere. The countryside is strewn with evidence of the once powerful Inca. How much more lies hidden amongst the misty crags or smothered in the dark forest no one knows. This simple fact continues to attract the adventurous as irresistibly as gold once lured the Conquistadors.
The countryside is incredibly beautiful and peaceful, and the Inca trail passes wonderful and picturesque little farms scattered along the route. In this country of cold nights and hot days we follow the large and narrow valley of Consevidayoj (confluence with several side canyons) and go down into the jungle visiting Espiritu Pampa or Vilcabamba the Old and see for ourselves the various sites as described by Bingham and more especially Gene Savoy.
Detailed itineraries of 8 to 12 days are available.
Itinerary 8D/7N Day 1. Cusco - Chaullay - Wankakalli
We pick you up from your hotel and our bus private takes us to Wankakalli about 8hrs bus ride, passing by the beallege of Ollantaytambo, from here the rod goes up to the Malaga Mountain pass (4,200 m.s.n.m), entering toward in to the valley cloud forest passing by Huyro, Maranura. Then from the location of Chaullay we went toward to camp site Wankakalli.
Day 2. Wankakalli - Ñusta hispanan - Qollpaq'asa
After the breakfast we walk toward to the archaeological of Rosaspata Vitcos and we as well see Ñusta Hisp'anan stone,(The baht of the princes) onces we enjoyed it we go up to Pucyura, from here domain the snow Pumasillo peak, In this place we enjoy a massing panoramic view of the landscape. Then we go trout to camp site Qollpaq’asa.
Day 3. Qollpaq'asa - Ututo
Early breakfast, we went toward the zone of Mauka chaka then continued passing by Pampa conas all way down hill to Ututo, where we will camp by in the afternoon we as well can go fish.
Day 4. Ututo - Vista Alegre
The journey is down hill, after one hour we appreciate vegetation of cloud forest, where we appreciated flora and fauna. The climate is template-hot and we will arrive to Pampaconas river, where we have our lunch by the river, after shore a rest, the walk is continued until Vista Alegre (Happy View), the cam site.
Day 5. Vista Alegre - Concevidayoc
After the breakfast, we kid to the trail in to the valley of Vilcabamba, quite warm, after couple hours walk we arrive to K'asa Cross, the favourite place, where we will appreciate abundant flora and fauna, for example the Cocker of the Rocks and some others birds, arriving to Tunkimayu, then the trail still goes directly to Concebidayoc.
Day 6. Concebidayoc- Espiritu Pampa-Chontabamba
We went to the East, toward the Pampaconas river, that will drive us to Espiritu Pampa, also considerate like natural vantage point, you will appreciate the portion of the plateau which are formed by the triangle between the Pampaconas river, Chomtabamba and the base of the mountain of the archaeological group of Espiritu Pampa. From here we appreciate Inca terracing, the famous Rumichaca an Inka stone bridge. After we have visit, we continued until Chotabamba to our cam site.
Day 7. Chontabamba- Chiwankiri
It constitutes our last day of walk, the climate is tropical and humid in the valley of Espiritu pampas, where we could appreciate a lust flora and fauna, and we arrive to Chiwankiri, place of our seventh camp.
Day 8. Chiwankiri - Kiteni - Cusco
Our journey of this day is the bus takes us back to Cusco by terrestrial road , passing by beautiful bealleges lake of Kiteni, Quillabamba. Huyro ans then seam rod we came passing by pass Puerto Malaga. Finally we arrive to the city of Cusco
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