Travel Reference
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La Cumbre to Chukura
The trail starts near La Cumbre , the high pass 22km north of La Paz. From the lakes just
before La Cumbre, head north-northwest to another pass, Abra Chukura (4860m), which is
marked by a stone cairn ( apacheta ). This 45-minute walk is the only part of the route that
is difficult to follow - if in doubt stick to the rough track winding up to the pass. From the
apacheta , a well-paved stone path plunges down the left side of the deep valley of the Río
Phajchiri, passing the ruins of an Inca waystation, or tambo , after an hour or so. After two to
three hours you'll reach the small village of Chukura .
Chukura to Challapampa and Chairo
Below Chukura the cloudforest begins, the vegetation gradually thickening as you descend.
After another hour you reach Challapampa , a small village with a shop and a camping spot
by the stream. Three hours down the valley, at the village of Choro, the path crosses over the
river on a bridge and climbs east along the right-hand side of a deep, densely forested valley
-the track isstill largely paved andissupported byawell-preserved stone platform inplaces.
Note that several travellers have reported robberies in this area. The next available water and
camping spot is another two hours or so away where a stream crosses the path; about three
hours beyond that you reach Sandillani . From here it's another two hours down the valley to
the end of the trail at the village of Chairo .
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE: PARQUE NACIONAL COTAPATA
By bus To reach the Choro Trail, take any bus heading to the Yungas from Villa Fátima in La
Paz and get off at La Cumbre. Departing from Chairo, it's about 11km to the main road and
another 4km to Yolosa . There's regular transport from here on to Coroico and back to La Paz.
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