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Choquequirao
Is one of the most remote Inca ruins in the Peruvian Andes and is a second "Lost City of the Incas" after Machu Picchu. Choquequirao means "Cradle of Gold" in Quechua. It sits 3085m/10121f above sea level and situated amongst the spurs of the Salkantay Mountain Range above the Valley of the Rio Apurimac (1750m/5741f). This city is similar in structure and architecture to Machu Picchu. First excavation started in the 1970s. The complex is 1800 hectares, of which only 0% is excavated.
Choquequirao
Is one of the most remote Inca ruins in the Peruvian Andes and is a second "Lost City of the Incas" after Machu Picchu. Choquequirao means "Cradle of Gold" in Quechua. It sits 3085m/10121f above sea level and situated amongst the spurs of the Salkantay Mountain Range above the Valley of the Rio Apurimac (1750m/5741f). This city is similar in structure and architecture to Machu Picchu. First excavation started in the 1970s. The complex is 1800 hectares, of which only 0% is excavated.