Q’eswachaka Rope Bridge — Attraction in Quehue

This bridge is totally worth visiting despite how remote it is - it was far more epic than we had imagined!

We went by car: it’s a long road that takes about 4 to 5 hours from Cusco, and it’s full of plot holes and bumpy roads, so in hindsight we would’ve taken a 4x4 or a jeep.

Once you’re there the scenery is breathtaking and crossing the bridge costs 20 pen for tourists and 10 for Peruvians. There’s a few locals selling snacks and food and that’s about it. If you want to spend the night there, you can ask the locals for accommodation as they all have a b&b or know someone that has it. Everybody we met there were super nice and...

The influencer crowd is starting to catch on to this lesser-known attraction, but it's a pain to get to (~7 hrs roundtrip from Cusco) so it's nowhere near as bad as MP or Rainbow mountain, yet. Still, the few people there take a lonnnnng time crossing because of selfie-taking or fear of heights, so the relatively short queue can take a forever. Giving 3 stars because the "guard" let my friend cross the bridge twice on one ticket (20 soles each) and take his sweet time but only let me go one way and rushed me at that... so I didn't really get to enjoy it if I'm...

Stunning setting for the hand woven rope bridge across the gorge. Small information centre and toilets on west side. Also there was an unfriendly official wanting S20pp just for looking at the bridge from the steps. Limited parking. East side had even less parking and there was nobody asking for money. Steps down from both sides and viewing platforms at various levels. Lots of construction work going on (Nov2024) higher up the valley on the east side approach road. No delays in driving...