I recently hiked our unique to Apus Peru ‘Inca Traditions Weaving and Pumamarca’ one day hike. Here’s my blog.
Pumamarca was supposedly a control point allowing access to the Inca town of Ollantaytambo from multiple valleys and above the site is part of the old original Inca trail which is now not accessible.
The ruins themselves are still well hidden from most of the popular trails and thus rarely visited by any tourists. They also happen to be extremely well preserved.
From Cusco, the drive to Ollantaytambo is around 90 minutes, then it is less than a 1 hour journey to get to the first stop, the weaving village of Rumira Sondormayo. Rumira is one of three villages that our sister NGO Threads of Peru works with on weaving revitalization with the women. http://www.threadsofperu.com/weaving-culture/communities/
After some explanations and weaving demonstrations we have a local lunch before heading out to the ruins
There are several ways to get back from here as it can be hiked or biked from the top to bottom!
There is plenty of time to admire the view of the Patacancha valley which is simply beautiful!
By Matt Waugh, March 10th, 2015
To book this trek with a visit to the weaving village of Rumira, please see our link at – https://www.apus-peru.com/treks/inca_traditions.html
