Destination
Peru Caving (Carañahui and Queswachaka Bridge)
Difficulty
Challenging
Activities
Caving Tour
Trip Type
Caving Tour
Duration
Full Day
Max
2 Min – 16 Max
Overview
Get ready for an adventure on this full-day tour to Qaranahui Cave and the Qeswachaka Hanging Bridge from Cusco. Walk across the last great Inca bridge at Qeswachaka, which is hand-woven from natural fibers, before gearing up to search for stalactites and stalagmites inside the massive Qaranahui Cave. This tour is the perfect way to get your fix of nature after a stay in the city, and it includes all entrances fees, transportation, and lunch. “Q’eswachaka” is a native name formed by two Quechua words: “Q’eswa” meaning “braid” and “Chaka” meaning “Bridge”. This bridge is built in the original Inca form made of a special woven grass (q’oya). The material and construction techniques of the Q’eswachaka Cusco bridge have been passed down from generation to generation since the time of the Incas since the first bridge was built in the 15th century. Besides, you can observe in the surroundings a typical vegetation of the area as ichu or straw, cantuta, queñoales, and in this area you can also find Andean foxes, viscachas, among others.
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We will pick you up early in the Morning from your hotel in a private vehicle, in which we will drive for 4 hours south from Cusco crossing Pomacanchis Lake (3,600m). Then we will reach the Qeswachaka Bridge. This is the last used Inca bridge over the Apurimac River and the grass fibers of the bridge are renewed each year in an “annual construction of the bridge fiesta”. After that we will move forward close to the entrance of the Qarañahui cave. After some view stops we will set up the equipment to explore the cave for several hours finding stalagmites and some stalactites. We will back to Cusco in the afternoon.
- Meals: Lunch
- Night: Not included
- ACTIVITY LEVEL: Moderate to Difficult
- WALKING DISTANCE: moderate Hike And transportation.
- WALKING TIME: 2 hours
- MINIMUM ELEVATION: 3399 m / 11151 ft
- MAXIMUM ELEVATION: 5200m / 17060 ft
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