Yunga Cruz Pre-Columbian Trail – Peace

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Yunga Cruz Pre-Columbian Trail – Peace

The classic route of the Pre-Columbian Trail of Yunga Cruz starts from the Community of Chuñavi, continuing through the Harawarani and Alpacani lagoons and then descending to the capital of the Municipality of Irupana.. The walk begins in the Chuñavi Community, Continue along a path that leads to the Apacheta of the Khala Ciudad hill, from where you begin to descend along cobbled paths that wind along the slopes of the hills. There one of the most important hills that can be seen, It is Yunga Cruz, which presents an interesting formation that does not go unnoticed. As you descend, the roads change the ecosystem, entering the headwaters of Yungas until you reach the Astillero region, which is a montane forest with abundant vegetation.. At this site you can decide to continue the trip because there are two alternative routes.: the first that leads to the town of Chirca and the second, which connects to Chulumani by the road that leads to Ocobaya, continuing by road until reaching the town of Chulumani. Within the tour, the tourist will be amazed at the landscape diversity that the region presents in its different ecological levels of the high plateau., valleys and tropics; from the snowy hills, pajonales, waterfalls, lagoons and subtropical vegetation. The entire route has a length of 45 Kilometers. You can walk it in three to four days.. The daily walking days are 7 hours. It should be noted that the route is part of the network of pre-Columbian roads known as the “Qhapaq Ñan” or (royal road) which has an extension of 6.950 kilometers and extends throughout South America. This road was improved and used in the colonial and republican times.. During the journey it is possible to find places
pre-Hispanic as stands, suspension bridges, stone walls and pre-Hispanic tambos.

AUTONOMOUS DEPARTMENTAL GOVERNMENT OF LA PAZ
SECRETARY OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND INDUSTRIAL TRANSFORMATION
DIRECTORATE OF CULTURES AND TOURISM
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