Pacha Trek is a 4-5 day trek from Qutapampa to Charazani that is nowhere near as challenging as  the Curva to Pelechuco trail. It focuses on the culture and nature of Apolobamba, descending from Qutapampa, an Aymara community and passing through a number of Quechua villages to Charazani. The emphasis is on the daily lives of the people of Apolobamba and their dependence on their animals and the environment. The scenery is spectacular and you'll learn about the Kallawaya, the herbal medicine men and shaman of the Andes.  

The cost of this trek is 1,150Bs per person (irrespective of the number of people in the party) and includes:  

    * Lunch, dinner, accommodation and breakfast in each community
    * All guides, muleteers and pack animals (llamas and donkeys)
    * Visits to interpretation and handicraft centres in each community
    * A variety of other activities in each community

In addition if you wish to pay extra, members of each community will dance and play music traditional to their village. You may also take part in a Kallawaya ceremony or 'mesa blanca' to ask Pachamama for luck in your future travels, work etc. The price of the music and dance is 200Bs for each community that performs (so you can decide to have music in one village only if you prefer) and 280Bs for the Kallawaya ceremony.  

Bus fares are NOT included in the price and neither is lunch in Charazani on the final day nor accommodation in Charazani should you wish to spend the night there before returning to La Paz.

Please note: Due to the altitude, the first night in Qutapampa is very cold, so you may want to bring a sleeping bag with you if you have one and know that you feel the cold easily.

If you would like to experience Pacha Trek, could you please let us know as soon as possible so that we can contact the relevant communities to organize your visit and to give them time to purchase all the food required for your stay.

We can also help you by purchasing your bus tickets in advance and the guides or administrators of the hostels in Apolobamba can reserve you seats on the returning buses.