These expeditions will take you to two of the major archaeological sites in the Cusco-area and Peru : CHOQUEQUIIRAO and MACHU PICCHU . The legends and knowledge of the Machu Picchu ruin are already all over the world. Since its re-discovery of Machu Picchu by Hiram Bingham in July 1911, the ruin has been a topic of discussions and research about the Incas, and finally in 1981 the Peruvian government established The Historical Sanctuary of Machu Picchu, same that in 1983 where honoured by UNESCO as World Heritage. As much one can find of writings and histories about Machu Picchu , the little one can find about the latter, but not less interesting ruin complex of Choquequiirao. The archaeological site of CHOQUEKIRAO is part of the complex system of Andean towns in Vilcabamba Valley . In the time of the Incas, it was united and in communication with Machu Picchu by a complex network of trails. Choquequirao is situated in the spurs of the mountain range of Salcantay, at 3035 m.a.s.l., surrounded by the snow capped Apus of Yanama, Ampay.
Choquetacarpo, Pumasillo and Panta on the right side of Apurimac river in the Santa Teresa district, the Convention province of the department of Cusco . Choquequirao is an Inca town formed by small sites spread out in rubblework that in its adjoining constructs a complex metropolis similar to those of the other regions placed on the crest of the hill by the same name – Choquekirao.