Trailhead Parking | Informal Campsite

January 13th, 2024 by renomarca

There is no way anymore to leave your car here (except if it is small) since the access has been closed and road work done. It is even hard to make a uturn. Not the best spot to leave your car for days. Better in a hôtel in the village down and then hire a taxi to come up or walk (2 hours)

November 20th, 2022 by B&I

We were a little hesitant with driving here because of the 'then you have to drive in reverse' remark. But honestly, we think it is possible for decent size rigs to. And that is based on the fact that you need to cross a small wooden bridge with a tight turn just before. So if you are long it may need some maneuvering. Other than that, the parking is big enough for any size rig. The only thing is you need to reverse onto the lot. Once on it, we turned again so we have to leave backwards, because the turn is really tight and hardly any space to turn once you left the lot. Updated with new pictures. Super friendly people btw and there is even WiFi and a hot shower. We are driving a 6m+ Ford Transit 2wd.

September 4th, 2022 by latitude127

We let our van there for 4 nights for 20 soles. Now the parking is before the location and closed by a locked gate. Park when you arrive at the first house. The ranger who sells the tickets for Choquequirao has the key to open the parking. We went easily inside in reverse because the turn out was too small to go in normally.

June 10th, 2019 by rok.hocevar

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June 7th, 2019 by alwin_bakker

It’s a small parking and they’re doing some construction work but we parked here while hiking with no issues. Paid 20 Soles for three nights, both of us showering upon return and topping up 7L of water.

Arrive early, since there’s not much space. The next morning just before we left somebody arrived late and wanted to park us in, but he was going to take more time than us for the trip so he had to park different.

Turning around is a bit tricky, but manageable with our 5.3m van. Much longer wouldn’t work. Otherwise you’ll need to backup the entire entry road of 8km.

April 18th, 2019 by Run Run Andante

We parked at the beginning of the trail 4 nights, we slept 2 night there and 2 nights in the parking. 20 soles for the 4 nights with access to the bathroom. The parking lot is in an almost flat area. The car is not visible to the cars of the tour that arrive at the place. We saw that they arrive in sprinter or small tour buses. Road in good condition.

Estacionamos al inicio del sendero 4 noches, dormimos 2 noche ahí y 2 noches en el estacionamiento. 20 soles por las 4 noches con acceso al baño.
El estacionamiento queda en una área casi plana. El auto queda poco visible a los autos de los tour que llegan al lugar. Vimos que llegan van sprinter o pequeños buses de turismo. Camino en buenas condiciones.

August 15th, 2018 by danslarbre

We treked from Cachora to here and having an excellent lunch with an amazing view. The lady is very friendly. *we are trekking to Machu Pichu. *

June 2nd, 2018 by barnis

I'm not sure there's much space to park here but they do seem to be expanding a bit. I'd suggest parking near town and taking a taxi unless you have a pretty small car.

April 10th, 2018 by jaimesbigtrip.wordpress.com

We parked here during our trek and slept one night parked along the road before starting the trek the next morning. We donated/paid 25soles for the 6days/night parking which included the use of the bathrooms. Probably should have paid less but we did get two bamboo walking sticks for no extra cost (not sure if she normally charges). They are in the process of building new restaurants/hostels out there so the parking is limited to just along the narrow dirt road (anything wider than a Sprinter might block traffic).

December 26th, 2016 by gviejo1

We had a great time in the choquequirao with a super woman as ariero. She's from the village and she knows everybody! We eat fruits tuna, mango, maracudja... Her name is Nancy her phone number is : 963 827 816. Her husband number is: 965 271 301. All the family are ariero, parents also ... She's very responsible and take care of you, for sure one of the best remember with somebody in Peru!

November 9th, 2016 by www.practicingforretirement.com

We parked here 4 nights, 2 of which we slept in our rig. We saw condors from the Mirador, and you can actually see the Choquequirao ruins in the distance. Paid 5sol per night. Such a friendly owner, snacks and souvenirs available.

March 28th, 2016 by uyarak.ch

We parked here for hiking Choquequirao and payed 5 Soles per day to the owner of the kiosk. Had absolutely no issues! The owner is very friendly.

February 9th, 2016 by moorefuntravel.com

We parked here for 3 nights while hiking Choqueqierao. We paid the friendly shop owner $25 Soles and did not have any issues.