A unique way to explore Peru's famous Rainbow Mountain! Instead of joining the line of tourist buses, you'll spend your first day visiting the Chari community to learn traditional weaving and experience the culture of an Andean community firsthand. Then, you'll spend the night with a local family in a comfortable private room. The next day you'll go on an alternative hike to Palcoyo - a less-visted (but equally spectacular) part of the Rainbow Mountains. In addition to the spectacular views of the colorful terrain, you'll also get beautiful vistas of Apu Ausangate and other peaks. After a good workout on the trails, you'll stop back in the Chari community for another home-cooked meal before making the drive back to Cusco.
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8:00AM You will be picked up from your hotel in Cusco and head to Checacupe.
10:30AM You will arrive at the Andean community of Chari in Checacupe and receive a welcome by the association of Weavers "Pallay Lliqlla".
10:50AM You will have a textile handicraft workshop with the ladies of the Chari community, who will show us all the six steps of the ancient art of weaving.
1:00PM Country lunch made with local products.
2:00PM You will participate in community activities.
6:30PM Dinner and overnight stay in family houses.
06:10AM You will eat a rich country breakfast that the Chari people will make for you.
07:00AM Then you will leave Chari towards the "Mountain of 7 Colors”.
10:00AM Hike to Palcoyo for incredible views of the Rainbow Mountains
12:00PM You will arrive at the crest of the Rainbow Mountain where you will have enough time to enjoy the beautiful view and/or take photos. Then you will undertake the walk back.
1:30PM Return to Chari again where you will eat a delicious meal prepared by the community members and have time to relax and reflect on the experience.
3:30PM Start heading back to Cusco, you will arrive at approximately 6:00PM.
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CBC Tupay
Locally Owned Nonprofit
CBCtupay connects travelers to unique experiences with indigenous communities throughout the Sacred Valley. The tours are a project of Centro Barolomé de las Casas, a nonprofit dedicated to studying and supporting the preservation of Andean cultures. They aim to give visitors a chance to know “authentic Peru” with its very friendly people, the incredible nature of the Southern Peruvian Highlands, and the specialties of the rural areas of Cusco.
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