THE INITIATION PATH

SACRED VALLED-
ALTERNATIVE INKA TRAIL
(PUMA PATH TREK)-
WILD FISHING
&
SPIRITUAL IMMERSION.

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A natural statue to the _Apu Auly Kutur_

An offering for an “Auky,” in “Huilloq-Patacancha”

Preparing the sacred fire for the offering to the Pacha Mama.

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"Andean Community"

ITINERARY DESCRIPTION

DAY 1: SACRED VALLEY TOUR, PISAQ, OLLANTAYTAMBO– MARKA QOCHA -(CAMPING)

At 7:30 a.m., we pick you up from the "Plazoleta Belén" in the city of Cusco, (our Guide will be waiting for you here with a Peru Alive sign), Then we board our vehicle to start the tour (the entire itinerary of the service begins here) , we head towards the "Qorao viewpoint" here we make a stop to observe the beauty of the surrounding landscapes and take photos of the place, we continue towards the other viewpoint of "Pisaq", then we arrive at the traditional town of Pisaq, Continuing we arrive at the archaeological park of "Pisaq", Here we have a visit in situ (we make a little walk of approximately 2 hours), then again we board the bus to continue the trip along the Sacred Valley of the Inkas, passing through Lamay, Qoya , Calca, Yucay until we reach Urubamba, here we go to a restaurant where we will have a buffet lunch (1pm); then we continue towards the archaeological park of Ollantaytambo, (30 minutes), arriving here we will have a tour of approximately 2 hours, then we board the bus again, heading to our “Marka Qocha” camp site (arriving at 5pm), We spend the night in tents, two people in a tent (if you require an independent tent, request it in advance). (altitude: 2,895 MASL--9,186 feet). Dinner in camp site.

DAY 2: TREK CHALLWA Q’OCHA- WILD FISHING- SPIRITUAL IMMERSION (CAMPING)

At 6pm, we wake up with a Coffe or a hot tea, then we start to pack our belongings, at 7am we have breakfast, after breakfast we start the purification and healing ritual, with the participation of an Andean priest or “Paq'o” (member of the Andean Amazonian school of spirituality), where we will prepare the offering to the Pachamama, the Apus and the Aukys; We continue with the spiritual immersion seminar with the participation by our "Paq'o" on Spirituality and traditional Andean medicine, with the assistance of our Peru Alive Guide, Continuing we board our vehicle to move to the Indigenous sector of "Challwa Q 'ocha' (we traveled for approximately an hour and a half), arriving here we have a brief talk about the rules for carrying out fishing, then here we will have the menu of the day; After the menu and a brief relax we start a short walk towards the community lagoon, for 30 minutes, arriving we start the fishing activity throwing the hooks into the waters of the lake to catch the wild trout of the lake, once already With the fishing (fish in hand), we go to the camp to prepare or cook the trout caught, this with the help of our Chef, and this will be our dinner; If you don't catch a trout, someone will fish for us, we'll have the trout for dinner anyway.Finally, we prepare for the camp, (we spend the night in camp- (3,950 MASL—12,959 feet).

DAY 3: TREK ALTERNATIVE INKA TRAIL-PUMA PATH TREK-MANTO QOCHA”, (CAMPING):

Very early the radiant sunlight gives us the new dawn, at 6am we have Tea, Coffee, Chocolate, etc, to raise our energy and warm the body, then we pack our Trek equipment, at 6.30 am we have breakfast , after breakfast we begin our pilgrimage with the course of the "Pumas Path"; We left the camp, by a slightly ascending road, for about an hour, arriving at the place called "Melo Pata" from where we saw the "Apu Piriqway", and towards the east side the "Apu Pitusiray", then we continued with a slight descent by Approximately 30 minutes, from here we have another hour of almost flat irregular path with a minimum ascent until we reach the place "Tika Pallana"; We continue along an irregular, almost flat path for approximately one hour; now we begin the ascent towards the pass of "Puma Path" (4,250 MASL—13944 feet, the highest pass of the entire route), it will take us approximately two hours; from where we will have a beautiful view of the surrounding mountains, adorned with troops of Llamas and Alpacas in their meadows, from the pass we continue down the path, for approximately 30 minutes, arriving at the lake "Waro Qocha". Here we will have the menu of the day. (4,200 masl—13,780 feet).

After the menu of the day, we continue for two more hours on a slightly descending path, until we reach the camp, of "Manto Qocha", where there is a beautiful lagoon with a wonderful view of its surroundings.

On this route we have the possibility of observing the King of the mountains "Kuntur Apuchin" or Condor, there is also the possibility to observe the "Auky Puma", (warring that we do not necessarily guarantee to see these animals, ... if they want they can be seen); On the way, we observe the presence of beautiful lagoons with their crystal clear waters, charming landscapes, troops of Llama, Alpacas, etc.); At 7 pm. We will have dinner and later rest in camp. (height. 3,800 MASL—12,467 feet).

DAY 4: TREK ALTERNATIVE INKA TRAIL – “MANTO QOCHA” - URUBAMBA- (HOTEL).

At 6am, we wake up with a hot drink (coffee, tea, chocolate, etc.), with a spectacular view of the waters of Lake "Manto Qocha", immediately we pack our travel gear, at 7 am We have breakfast, and after the breakfast, we begin our walk along a slightly descending path (for approximately five hours), until we reach the place called "Puma Pampa", here we say goodbye to our support crew (cooks, porters, muleteers); then, we board our vehicle, which will take us to a restaurant in the Valley for lunch, then we continue to our hotel in Urubamba, (traveling approximately 40 minutes), arriving at 3 pm, here we will have free time to explore the city or just rest to recover energy for the next day's activity. (Height 2,900 MASL—9,514 feet).

In this part of the route there is a beautiful forest of native trees such as the "Chachacoma, Queuña, Unka", and others, which make the environment of the road more beautiful and charming.

DAY 5: TOUR URUBAMBA- COCAL MAYU-AGUAS CALIENTES.-(HOTEL):

Today we wake up at 5 am, pack our belongings, and at 5.30 am have breakfast, at 6 am. We board our vehicle that will take us to the "Malaga" pass (height 4,330 MASL—14,206 feet), in the "Wakay Willka" Mountains, (traveling for an hour-), here we make a stop to observe the view of the surrounding mountains and the "Carrizales" canyon; then we continue traveling until we reach the thermal baths of "Cocal Mayu", (3 hours of travel), here we have the opportunity to take baths in the medicinal thermal waters (2 hours in baths), then we have the delight of our lunch (box Lunch), we continue traveling by vehicle for 30 more minutes to reach the end of the road; Here we leave our vehicle; We start a walk along a flat path, following the waters of the "Wilka Mayu" river against the current, also following the train railway, until we reach the town of Aguas Calientes, (walking 2.5 hours), and immediately we go to our hotel, (arriving at 4.30 pm). Then we have the afternoon free to explore the town of “Aguas Calientes” or simply rest in the hotel recovering energy for the visit to the world wonder Machupicchu. (height 2,050 MASL—6,726 feet).

DAY 6: TOUR MACHUPICCHU- COCAL MAYU- CUSCO (END OF THE PROGRAM)

We will have breakfast at the hotel (5 am) then we will go to the bus terminal to queue and travel to the world wonder Machupicchu (we traveled for 30 minutes), arriving at the archaeological complex we make another queue to enter the Machupicchu complex (height 2,435 MASL—7,989 feet), being here we have a tour in situ (approximately two hours) then we will have extra time to appreciate and enjoy the surroundings of the world wonder, them again we board the bus of the monopoly firm to return to the Valley in "Aguas Calientes”; Being here we begin a return walk through the valley following the route of the Sacred Wilkamayu river until we reach the end of the road, (we walk for 2 hours), arriving we have the opportunity to enjoy a menu in a local restaurant, then we have some time free to explore (the small community of the place or buy something extra), immediately we board our private vehicle to return to the city of Cusco (traveling for 4 hours), arriving in the city of Cusco at 8 pm. (End of Tour).

NOTE; After the tour in Machupicchu we cannot stay for a long time inside the park, because it is not allowed- (the park rangers take out us), the space where it is allowed to stay longer is at the entrance to the park, but this space It is quite small and it is almost always very full of tourists, for that reason normally almost all the visitors once they finish the tour (within Machupicchu) return to Aguas Calientes (and here they generally spend the whole day, tired and bored waiting for the forced return time of the trains that are normally in the afternoon or at night.

WHY IS IT THE BEST PROGRAM?

Combines various activities and visits to the most important spaces of the tourist destination of Peru - Cusco, with unique and exclusive content and itinerary. Touring natural and cultural spaces, far from the city bustle, living together and learning experiences about Andean spirituality, (seminars and ceremonies); With the possibility of spotting the Condor, the Puma, the Vicuñas, etc. (in their natural habitat), with a medicinal bath in the thermal and medicinal waters of "Cocal Mayu".
New program, new route, designed for a wide sector of travelers, eager to learn about the present and living ancestral Andean culture in its vestiges and its original people, in the practice of their daily life, an alternative program to the very Classic saturated Inca Trail and much cheaper, although with a different itinerary (Optionally it is offered to ride part of the route on a saddle horse during the Trek).
With this program we do not use the train transport to Machupicchu,- because the train monopoly has very expensive tickets and they are constantly sold out very easily, generating serious inconvenience for travelers and tour operators; Likewise, the schedules of the trains are forced by the commercial interests of the company and in favor of the large businesses of the place, a reason that does not allow the traveler to access adequate schedules for a timely arrival and return, and this means that visitors have to submit to these forced schedules, which generates fatigue, boredom and unnecessary excessive expenses for travelers; for which Peru Alive has created this itinerary for this route, where we have as part of the program a light walk through the valley instead of having our visitors hours and hours planted on the hard seats of the station, or wasting time in some place of business of large monopolies, generating excessive and unnecessary economic expenses at the same time, (all this while waiting for the train departure for traveling); Peru Alive takes you on a different route, more beautiful, cheaper, more comfortable.
This route allows us to make the departure times more flexible for each activity of the tour, according to the rhythm of the group, there is no risk of the train leaving us, the bus leaving us, forgetting belongings at the station, in the train, there is no hassle of running from the station to catch the train, there is no hassle of running from the station to the bus to get to the hotel, etc... Here we go at the pace of the group, without the stressful rush.
You can buy products from the original communities (typical textiles and other handicrafts), helping the community, which will contribute to the local economic reactivation, also generating other jobs (muleteers, cooks, guides, mules, etc.).

AMONG THE MOST IMPORTANT VISITS AND ACTIVITIES IN THIS PROGRAM WE HAVE

SACRED VALLEY OF THE INKAS- (PISAQ, QOYA, LAMAY, YUCAY, URUBAMBA OLLANTAYTAMBO)

The place is quite famous where almost always every visitor to Peru arrives; territory rich in agricultural land, originally called "Willka Yunka" Sacred Valley, a privileged place of the empire of "Tawantinsuyo", the main food dispensation of the ancient “Puma City”, capital of the empire, place chosen by the sovereign "Inka Pachakuty", place of control and surveillance in the K'apaq Nan” (royal road) to the “Anty Suyo” region, where “Machupicchu”, “Vilcabamba”, “Viqcus”, Inka Wasy, “Espiritupampa” and others are located.

Space that houses the main sacred religious precincts of Andean Amazonian spirituality, is on the path of the river "Willka Mayu" (Sacred river), this river was considered a "terrestrial reflection of the milky way" with its constellations of the "Mallky" (tree of Life), of the Llama, of the “Kuntur Apuchin” (Condor), etc. Some reasons why the world wonders Machupicchu would have been built in this area.

PUMA PATH TREK

A new route initiated by Peru Alive, without tourist influx, (except ours, for now)- part of the itinerary that allows you to connect with the most alive and pristine nature, with the energy of the sacred "Waqas", feeding the spirit, exercising the body in a healthy way and relaxing the soul, away from the pollution and the city bustle, avoiding the high environmental impact of the saturated traditional routes and accompanied by professional staff for a full and happy adventure.

MACHUPICCHU TOUR

Because it is a dream for all travelers, one of the 7 wonders of the world, the Destination of almost every traveler in Peru; space never explored by the Spanish raiders upon their arrival in the Inka empire, the City of healing and Cosmic energy, One of the few most original Inka cities- (physically and energetically) Abode of gods and sacred "Wakas", surrounded by a paradisiacal landscape, unique and very special.

THE CHALLWA QOCHA COMMUNITY

one of the few places in the region where the families descendants of the "Tawantinsuyo" civilization live, holders of knowledge of the ancestral millennial Inka culture, with their own ancestral practices and customs, their main activity for the livelihood of the home is family farming, they are also dedicated to making handicrafts with typical fabrics, all completely handmade, which they offer to our visitors.

ANDEAN AMAZON SPIRITUALITY

Sacred legacy of the Tahuantinsuyo society, which is still valid in a very small sector of the Andean Amazon community; Here in the Sacred Valley is the association of the "Andean Amazonian Spiritual School" of Peru, which has as its associates important personalities knowledgeable about the ancient spiritual practices (the so-called Andean priests-"Paq'os"). They are our allies in the reassessment and dissemination of this sacred knowledge, to which Peru Alive is committed, which allows us too to help our fellow human beings with the benefits of this ancestral science.

MARKA QOCHA

In the times of the great Inka civilization, it was a sacred place, where initiation and healing practices were carried out in Andean spirituality; Currently there is a "WAKA" (a sacred altar), and there is a chapel from the colonial era, (when the assailants fought by Pizarro invaded the Inka Empire, they imposed their Catholic religion on the indigenous people at the cost of torture and deaths, and instead of the shrines and sacred temples of the natives built their chapels and colonial temples, to impose their religion and confuse future generations... Marka Qocha is one of the very few places that survived the atrocities of the invaders, where there is an almost intact “ Waka" (Sacred altar); although a large part of the Indigenous shrine was destroyed and removed by the chapel that currently exists; however, they could not destroy, much less steal the sacred energies existing in these "Wakas"... Although, for many people who unknowns at this knowledge, it goes unnoticed... Here, we will have a seminar on Andean spirituality and healing offerings with "Peru Alive"… we will camp very close.

THIS SERVICE INCLUDES

DAY 1: SACRED VALLEY TOUR, PISAQ OLLANTAYTAMBO-MUÑAYPATA

Private group transportation throughout the tour, (from the city of Cusco to the camp)
Professional Guide Service Certified by the Ministry of Tourism (English, Spanish, Quechua language).
A buffet lunch at noon (in a tourist restaurant)
Dinner in camp
Entrance fee to all tourist centers (of this program)

DAYS 2-3-4: TREK - WILD FISHING- SPIRITUAL IMMERSION).

Professional and certified guide service throughout the tour.
Seminar on Spiritual Immersion and healing practices, attended by a traditional Andean priest (paq'o-Shaman)
Kitchen equipment, dining tent, chairs and tables, menagerie
Mountain Tent (double tent- 2 people for one tent)
Foam mattress for resting in camp
Chef Service - cook on the Trek, and kitchen assistant
Service of porters, Horses, or Llamas, to transport the camping equipment and the personal belongings of the crew (travelers), with luggage weight per traveler maximum of 16 pounds.
Food (3 breakfasts, 2 lunches, 2 dinners), plus snack service, every day (fruits, cereals, candies, etc)
Optional saddle horse service (not included in the cost of the service)
Provision of fishing implements, (for fishing in the lagoon)
Fees for fishing activity in the community
Fees for entering the community
Hot water service in the camp for personal cleaning
Private transportation service on the last day of the Trek (to the hotel)
Hotel service (the last day of the Trek)
First aid equipment service (Basic)

DAYS 5-6: MACHUPICCHU EXPEDITION – COCAL MAYU- CUSCO).

Private transportation service from the hotel to the place called "Hidro"
Hotel service in "Machupicchu town"
Monopoly Bus transportation fee, (up and down) from Machupicchu Pueblo to Machupicchu park and from Machupicchu to “Aguas Calientes”
Entrance fee to the “hot springs” baths
Private transportation from Hidro to the city of Cusco
Food (one Box Lunch- two breakfasts)

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ALTERNATIVE INKA TRAIL
(PUMA PATH TREK)-
WILD FISHING
&
SPIRITUAL IMMERSION.

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THE INITIATION PATH

SACRED VALLED- ALTERNATIVE INKA TRAIL (PUMA PATH TREK)- WILD FISHING & SPIRITUAL IMMERSION.

ITINERARY DESCRIPTION

SACRED VALLED-
ALTERNATIVE INKA TRAIL
(PUMA PATH TREK)-
WILD FISHING
&
SPIRITUAL IMMERSION.