Description
Choquequirao, The Last Inca City, The Ultimate Challenge.
The name Choquequirao means “cradle of gold.” Located above the mighty glacier-fed Apurimac River and surrounded by majestic snow-capped peaks, this Inca citadel sits on a high ridge, hidden between the jungle and the Peruvian Andes. Known as Machu Picchu’s “sister,” Choquequirao is a less explored and visited archaeological site, but surprisingly three times larger. It was one of the last refuges of the Incas that resisted the Spanish conquest before being abandoned and devoured by the dense vegetation of the cloud forest. Even today, archaeologists continue to unearth new sectors of the city.
