 Choquequirao
Choqekiraw is located in the Inka region, department of Cusco, province of the Convention, district of Santa Teresa. The ancient city is located in Choqekiraw mountain pertaining to the Cordillera of the Salkantay, in the right margin of the Apurimac river.
Choqekiraw is located over 3008 msnm and had to be an important religious, political and administrative center, residence of inka nobles and astronomical observatory. Due to geography of the zone it presents a variety of microclimates appropriate for a wide diversity of vegetation and fauna.
The archaeological site is 47 km away from the town of Cachora where the beauty of colorful vegetation landscapes make the trek an incredible experience. Also the Canyon of the Apurimac river can be appreciated while it is descended, at any moment you will be able to contact with local nature
The construction of the archaeological site is attributed to Pachakuteq (ninth inka of the empire) and shows the high advance of the inka architecture, where you will see constructions of two floors with niches in the walls, doors and niches of double jamb, channels of irrigation.Among the used materials are stones joined with
mud mortar.The extension of the complex is calculated approximately in 500 Hectares.Among the greatest buildings you will appreciate, reservoirs, terraces, towers, channels of irrigation built for a mayor inka city.
The first well-known information on Cachora comes from the cosmographer Cosme Bueno in 1768, in which he talks about the archaeological site. In 1865, Emilio Colpaert publishes the map of Cusco, where he signs the horse road to Choqekiraw from Cachora and another route to the Victoria mines. The most important visits and greatest scientific contribution was made by the historian Hiram Binghan in 1909, accompanied by a neighbor of the city of Abancay, Castro y Cáceres. After his famous discovery Binghan returns to Choqekiraw to gather information to be included in the book about of Machu Picchu. Choqekiraw is a masterpiece of the architectonic wonders of the Inka empire.
 The ecotourism, fulfilling all the norms of conservation and control, will lead a sustainable development of the zone. Several concepts exist on ecotourism but the main is keeping the Inka trail to Choqekiraw a trip to natural area that is without disturbance or contaminating, with a specific object of study, to admire and enjoy the landscapes,along with
sylvester plants and wild animals, and cultural manifestations.
The Inka Region counts on the greatest diversity and variety of ecological floors of Peru, registering itself 84 of the 116 ecological floors identified. Also it has wide biodiversity of natural flora and fauna, considering itself as one of the zones of greatest advantages for the development of ecotourism.
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