Talk:Urubamba
Eco-tourism hikes in Chicon, near Urubamba[edit]
Just northeast of Urubamaba is a small community named Chicon that runs a business leading tourists on hikes. Haku Trek offers three different guided tours of the Chicón valley. Tourists can choose to hike to a gorgeous waterfall through a wide Andean meadow, walk through the spectacular Polylepis forests which only grow at the world's highest altitudes, or take an overnight hike to the pristine Chicón glacier. Local guides lead hikers along the trail as they indicate rare, native plants and animals and teach about the unique history and culture of Chicón. You can also stay in the Eco-Lodge at the base of the three trails. Here hikers can spend the night at a comfortable, convenient location before or after their hikes, while enjoying traditional Peruvian food and experiencing the rich culture of the Sacred Valley. All employees of Haku Trek are native members of the San Isidro de Chicón community. Haku Trek partners with the NGO ProPeru as part of a larger eco-tourism project whose goal is to promote environmentally sustainable economic development in the Sacred Valley
Go to Haku Trek's website for more information, www.hakutrek.com. You can email Haku Trek at hakutrek@hotmail.com, or you can call them at (51 84) 9613001. You won't regret it.