Apunam Lodge
- Rooms
- Listed in a map or guide listing — call first
Small lodge with rooms in the Marampata hamlet, on the trail. No phone found; ask on arrival.
Choquequirao Trek · Stage 2 of 3
Chiquisca to Marampata
Stage 2 of the Choquequirao Trek covers 8.1 km from Chiquisca to Marampata, with 1,504 m of ascent and 493 m of descent. The highest point is 2,878 m. Allow about 5.5 hours of walking, plus breaks.
8.1 kmdistance
1,504 mascent
493 mdescent
~5.5 hwalking time
harddifficulty
2,878 mhighest point
≈ 3 L
≈ 1,860 kcal
Distance, climb and elevation come from the Outest route data. Difficulty and time are estimates from distance and climb; your pace will vary with heat, pack weight and photo stops.
Where to sleep and eat on this stage
Marampata
Camping Restaurante Elizabeth
- Camping
- Meals
- Restaurant
- Listed in a map or guide listing — call first
Campsite with a small restaurant at the lower end of Marampata, the first place you reach after the climb from Santa Rosa. Cash only.
Ecolodge Killa Wasi
- Rooms
- Meals
- Listed in a map or guide listing — call first
Lodge with simple rooms in the Marampata hamlet (about 2,900 m), where the steep climb from the river ends. About 3.5 km (1-1.5 h) before the Choquequirao campsite; call a day ahead.
Las Orquídeas
- Camping
- Meals
- Listed in a map or guide listing — call first
Family campsite in Marampata beside the trail, with tent pitches and meals; some cabins are reported. Cash only.
Mama Panchita's
- Camping
- Meals
- Listed in a map or guide listing — call first
Family campsite in Marampata with tent pitches and home-cooked meals, on the trail to Choquequirao. Cash only.
Santa Rosa Baja
Santa Rosa Baja campsite
- Rooms
- Camping
- Meals
- Shop
- Listed in a map or guide listing — call first
Family campsite with a few rooms, a small shop and meals on the climb from the river (about 2,100 m), 3.5 km below Marampata; good if you cannot reach Marampata. Reports from 2025-26 differ on whether it is open, so call first.
Checked online in October 2026. Places marked "listed in a map or guide listing" appear on OpenStreetMap, a booking site or a trekking guide, but could not be confirmed on their own website or an official tourism list. The places on the trail are small family campsites and lodges with no websites: call a day ahead if you can, and pay in cash in soles. The park campsite below the ruins is included in the entrance ticket but sells no food.
Help and services on this stage
Emergency: call 105 (police) or 106 (ambulance). Emergency & health guide
Nearest hospital
- Hospital Diospi Suyana (Curahuasi) · Curahuasi · 24/7 emergency
+51965311439 · Map - Hospital Regional Guillermo Díaz de la Vega (Abancay) · Abancay · 24/7 emergency
+5183321108 · Map
Pharmacies, ATMs, shops and stops: © OpenStreetMap contributors. Hospitals and health centres checked online.
Walk Chiquisca to Marampata with Outest
The full stage works offline in Outest, with the route, elevation, water and village points, and a trail guide you can ask about conditions and the next place to sleep.