Trekking on a well preserved pre-Hispanic stone-paved trail from the mountains down to the Yungas cloud forest, an impressive descent of almost 3.5km (2.2mi).

This trek has lately become very popular. It concentrates, in only four days the most interesting landscapes between the high snow caped mountains of Cordillera Real and the Amazonian cloud forest called Yungas.

An impressive descent of almost 3.500 vertical meters (2.200 miles), will allow you to appreciate an amazing variety of landscapes through this microclimatic zone, actually part of the Cotapata National Park.

Along of the trail is stone-paved since ancient pre-Hispanic times, actually we are following and ancient commercial route used to extract coca-leaves, fruits, feathers, wood and exotic animals from the Yungas trade with products of the highlands like: beans, Llama dry salty meat (Charque), fish and potatoes from the highlands.

Nowadays we beggin this trail at Zongo valley, where we will have great views of Huayna Potosi and the high Andes Mountains covered with glaciers. Originally the trail was linked to the valleys of La Paz, the highlands and shores of Lake Titicaca.

Itinerary:

D1. Transport to Botijlaca. Trek to Tiquimani. Camp.
D2. Trek to Challapampa. Camp.
D3. Trek to San Francisco. Camp.
D4. Trek to Chairo. Transporto to La Paz.

• Trekking the Choro trail across the mountains and down to the Yungas cloud forest; an amazing descent of almost 3500m !.
• Splendid views of the "Dead road" on the way back to La Paz.
• Trekking within the boundaries of Cotapata National Park.
• Optional drop-off in Coroico town.