If you are in pisac, you can take a collectivo to Lamay (2 soles) or Calca (2.5 soles).
The way to Juchuy coscco from Lamay is shorter but steep and slippery
The way from Calca is quite far but the path is more easy because it is for a car. You can take a Tuktuk from the town to foothill(10 soles) then hike up around 3 hours Or you can take a car there and then walk a little bit.
I prefer the Calca side because the view when I arrive there is more impressive. (But it is not a big deal , you can walk up from Lamay and go down from the Calca side too)
For the ruinas is ok but the scenery up there is amazing.
I talked with the locals, it is a free entrance for now. I saw they are building a cable car, it will probably be...
Read moreGot a bus to Chincero from "Paradero Buses a Urubamba via Chincero" which cost 8 soles for 2 people. From there got a tuk tuk to the start of the hike for 20 soles. The walk is beautiful and takes you through some great scenery. Took less time than expected to be honest, reached the ruins in about 2 hours. Didn't pay any entrance fee as noone there. The walk back down to Lamay took about another hour. I wouldn't recommend walking up and back from Lamay as the view would never change and would make for a quite a boring hike! I think it would almost take the same amount of time as well. Colectivo back to Cusco from Lamay cost 12 soles for 2 people. Dropped us off at "Paradero a Pisac". Great day out and would...
Read moreI went there on my last trip. We walked in from Tambomachay. It is 8 hours plus. Returned down through Lamay the next day. Beautiful hike and very few people do it. You can also start in chinchero and I think it is about 5 hours to huchuy Qosqo. You can go from Calca also or walk out that direction. Lots of options to get there. People do walk from Lamay up to the ruins and return the same way. Perfectly honest description of that route In. One word comes to mind. Brutal. It is very steep and switches back and forth up the mountain. If your not in pretty good shape and used to the altitude I wouldn't climb in that way. It's the shortest but most...
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