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3 days
¨ the area of Takesi is gifted with breath taking scenic beauty, crystal clear lakes, ancient paved trails¨. John S The Takesi trail links the desert Altiplano and the Yungas, the lush subtropical valleys covered with thick cloud forest, sitting between the high Andes and the infinite green carpet of the Amazon Basin. The trail, starting close to La Paz, follows sections of pre-Columbian paved roads, and finishes more than 3,000m (9,000ft) lower. You cross part of the Altiplano, hike along green canyons, cross rivers and visit abandoned mines...all an adventure.
HIGHLIGHTS:
PROGRAM Day 1. Drive from La Paz to San Francisco mine, where the trek starts going up to a summit 4,650 m (15,246 ft). Then, almost all is downhill following the canyon. We pass across the village of Takesi and camp one hour down along the banks of the Takesi River at 3,400 m (11,152 ft). Day 2. The trek goes down along a well preserved pre-Inca trail, passing the village of Kakapi 2,600 m (8,528 ft), where the vegetation is already subtropical, with banana, papaya and also coca leaves. It continues going down, then up and down again until the bottom of the Chojlla mine, where the camp is set 2,400 m (7,872 ft). Day 3. Trek from Chojlla to Yanacachi, then descending the canyon of the Takesi river, crossing the village of Mocori, with great coca, coffee and citric plantations. Transportation to La Paz. LAND COSTS INCLUDE:
LAND COSTS DO NOT INCLUDE:
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