TAKESI TREKKING

3 Days – 2 Nights

La Paz being the synthesis of Bolivia is an appropiate site to undertake endless hikes in the Cordillera Real (mountains), the Yungas Valleys, and the semitropical and tropical zones of this Department.
There are hikes starting in the Cordillera from about 4800 m and descending to 1500 m. They have a great contrast of landscapes and ecological zones that can be observed on the journey. Within these areas there are hikes that are highlighted by the Pre-Columbian roads (Choro, Takesi, Yungas Cruz), where the cobblestone paths that were built and used by pre-Incan cultures in order to trade edible products with the communities in the different geographical zones of the Department are still preserved.

PROGRAM

1st Day:
We start this day at 07:00 when you are picked up from your hotel (only down town hotels). Then we head in a private vehicle to Mina San Francisco (4700 m). At 09:30 we begin the trek going up for 2 hours in the direction of the Cumbre (4950 m) where we arrive at noon. Later we go down for 30 minutes to have lunch near a lagoon. After resting for an hour we continue the trek heading towards Puente Peatón. On the way we admire the pre-Inca cobblestone path where we note the slow change of the vegetation. During the descent we pass the village of Taquesi (3200 m) and later around 16:30 we arrive at Puente Peatón where the guide puts up the tents and around 19:00 we have dinner and rest.

2nd Day:
At 06:00 in the morning we begin the day with breakfast. After an hour we head off for Mina Chojlla, on the way we admire the major vegetation of the Yungas and we pass through the village of Kakapi (2800 m). At around 12:00 we have lunch on the shore of a river. After an hour and a half of rest we cross the Kakapi river to continue the treck descending, and at 17:00 we arrive to the Mina Chojlla (2280) from where we return to La Paz in a private vehicle arriving to the city around 20:00.

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