Inca Trail Machu Picchu | Salkantay trek Operator

North-east of Cuzco, PAUCARTAMBO - the village of the Flowers - guards a major entrance to the jungle zone of Manu . Beyond, following the Kosnipata valley, the road continues through cloudy tropical mountain regions to the mission of SHINTUYA on the edge of the Manu National Park . Kosnipata - its name means " Valley of Smoke " - allegedly enchants anyone who drinks from its waters at paucartambo , drawing them to return again and again. But even without such magic paucartambo regularly attracts visitors by the thousand during the month of July, when it's transformed from a peaceful colonial village into one huge mass of frenzied costumed dancing Eternally spring-like because of its proximity to the tropical forest, Paucartambo spends the first six months of every year preparing for the Fiesta de la Virgen del Carmen . Usually taking place in mid-july, this energetic, almost hypnotic ritual continues for three full days. Many themes recur during the dances, but partic...

ADVENTURE TOURISM The Color of the snow-crowned mountains, the fields painted dozens of green hues that fuse with the paths of the Incan trail network and united with deep and blue lagoons with their original flora and fauna, make of Cusco's routes are a great option for adventure tourism in South America Today, adventure tourism includes city and valley and the practice of different kinds of sports such as mountain climbing, rafting, mountain biking, bungee jumping, horseback riding, hand gliding, delta wing gliding, rock climbing, fishing and many other sports is more due to the great climatic diversity and to the territory's geographical relief and these are just some of the options of adventures and sports that can be put into practice in several of the world's most beautiful landscapes Open air excursions, including valleys, high plateaus and mountain ranges, offer hiking circuits with different degrees of difficulty. In the Department of Cusco, nature seems t...