El Choro Trek

{{itinerary]] El Choro Trek is in the La_Paz_(department,_Bolivia) | La Paz department of Bolivia.

El Choro Trek Halal Travel Guide

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History

The mainly well paved stone trail was constructed before or during the Inca Empire for the transport of food and goods from the lower subtropical area of the Yungas to the bigger cities in the mountains like today's La Paz.

How is the Landscape of El Choro Trek

La Cumbre at the starting point of the trek, is a very high and cold place with a few small plants and a rocky landscape. Climbing up to the highest peak of the trail, you might experience snow and strong wind. From that point on the trail goes down into a valley, where you have a humid, softer climate. There are more and more plants, and after some hours you see several rivers, waterfalls, cattle and llamas.

It gets more humid and after one or two days you enter subtropical areas with high trees and a wide variety of plants. The area is very hilly and most of the time you follow a big river. Several times you pass waterfalls or rivers on hanging bridges or on stones.

Flora and fauna

The first hours, after passing the summit, you will find little vegetation. Beneath Lamas, which belongs to the local residents and there are barely any animals. Later and the pasture is accompanied by ferns and bushes. More and more plants encircle the trail as well as some flowers. The wood of conifers and others begins more or less close to Chucura and is more and more mixed with banana palms and subtropical plants as it goes down. Close to the end of the trail there are also coffee plants.

The most impressive animals you see are the butterflies and other insects and birds. There are a few mosquitos. One very famous bird of the Yungas region is the cock-of-the-rock (Rupicola peruvianus).

Tunki Tanpupata - Male Andean Cock-of-the-rock

How is the Climate in El Choro Trek

The first part is quite cold: Snow paves the way of the first hours all year round as it leads to the summit.

After the summit you will descend through cloudy and foggy air until you find the first green valleys crossed by little rivers and some flowers. The first bushes and smaller trees are behind Samañapampa. The nights are cold here as it is still around 4,000 meters high. In general, huge parts of the trails' pavement are slippery and wet. Later, as you enter the zone with more vegetation after passing Chucura, parts of the trail are closely surrounded by wet plants. From the campsite of Challapampa on, it gets way warmer and the nights are calm. Clouds tend to sit over this site of the mountains, so it is in general quite rainy.

Travel to El Choro Trek

• Take a bus from the bus terminal north of Villa Fatima to any town in Yungas. There should be plenty of buses leaving frequently. Expect to pay Bolivia#Money|Bs. 10 per person for a bus, Bs. 15 or 20 for a micro (faster). From La Cumbre follow the path around the Registro (red building). Don't forget to write your informations on the registro inside the building (for safety reasons).
• Take a taxi from La Paz to La Cumbre or even to the start of the Choro Trek. Expect to pay Bs. 200-300 per group.
• Take a full inclusive tour from La Paz. Expect to pay at least Bs. 700 per person.

• El Choro Trek start -16.3210262, -68.0548494 - The GPS coordinates of the start are -16.3210262 and -68.0548494

Fees and permits

You need to pay Bs. 20 at Chucura for maintenance of the path and bridges.

How to get around in El Choro Trek

Choro-Trail-Bolivien-Gipfelanstieg-Beginn - Choro-Trail first day, walking up to the summit

Hiking is the only option for getting around. OpenStreetMap has #map=12/-16.3005/-67.9379 good coverage of the area. On average, it takes three days and two nights to do the trek, but the trek is more relaxed in 4 days.

On the first night, you will probably camp at Samañapampa, which will take you at least 4 hours from the starting point. The next place to stay at night is Challapampa. In between and there are no options, and the path from Samañapampa to Challapampa takes around 6 hours, depending on weather conditions.

Choro-Trail-Bolivien-bei-Samana-Pampa - The Choro-Trail close to Samaña Pampa, walls next to the path

From Challapampa to San Francisco it takes 7 hours, and from San Francisco to the end of the trail, 5 hours. In general, you need to rest in between, as it is steep from time to time.

Choro-Trail-Bolivien-Ausblick - Choro-Trail in the middle of the way, view

What to see in El Choro Trek

From the high mountains to the subtropical woods of the Yungas, you will see many different plants, colourful butterflies and many parts are close to a river, which includes spots for dipping in the water and several smaller waterfalls.

Top Muslim Travel Tips for El Choro Trek

As you will walk most of the time, you can basically watch the surroundings and dip in the water, but there are no offerings of additional activities or services along the trail.

Muslim Friendly Shopping in El Choro Trek

• Samañapampa -16.2870802, -68.0501289 - This small registration hut sells water, soft drinks, sandwiches and a schematic map of the trek with average hiking times, distances and altitudes (Bs. 1).

• Challapampa – At this family based ground next to the river you can buy food and a cooked meal. There is also space for camping here

• Sandillani – Camp site and lodges, and a little shop contains food and fruit drinks and the owner offers to cook as well. (The store is well stocked.) It is convenient for extending the trek to 4 days and stay here with amazing views of the route. It was closed in the past, maybe only seasonal—check ahead.

Halal Restaurants

You should carry all your food with you. There are some Halal restaurants and little shops on the way, but they can be closed as owners travel to buy goods from time to time.

Bring coca leaves and offer them to all the local residents, that is the easiest and quickest way to make friends. Consider bringing dry fruits, biscuits and the like to offer to the kids that ask you for sweets. But consider that they have no access to dental care, so better not to hand too much sugar.

Being able to sterilize water is an advantage, but not necessary. Most camp sites sell 2 L bottled water for Bs. 20. You can as well drink the water of the rivers. Locals avoid drinking from the main river and use the small streams instead.

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Muslim Friendly Hotels

You have to camp (with your own gear, you can rent it in La Paz). You should be able to camp under a roofed camp site though. The lodges on the way in Sandillani had been closed as the income was too low for the owners. There are more roofed camping opportunities, but you will probably use two of these thre (in a 3 day trek):

• Challapampa -16.2499726, -67.9820669 - Bs. 10 per person - Camp site in the valley next to the bridge. It has electric light during the evening, pipes with flowing water, a covered table with benches, a covered place for tents, but only a squat toilet. The little shop provides food and soft-drinks. Also cooked food can be purchased by the family running the place.

• Buena Vista -16.2151695, -67.9386948 - Bs. 10 or 15 per person - Campsite with a wonderful view and fresh water, even has a shower! There is cooked food available as well.

• San Francisco -16.2210531, -67.9115129 - Bs. 10/15 per person Nice campsite with fresh water, covered table with benches and covered place for tents. The toilet may be a bit inconvenient for some people to access. The owner runs a little shop with few goods to eat and drink and if you ask him, you can also use his little kitchen. Consider leaving behind anything you might not need any more for the trek, as that is probably your last night and hot meal. She would specially benefit from a affordable batteryless light that gets recharged by winding it (€5 in Decathlon), as they have no electricity.

Stay Safe

Take waterproof clothes and shoes with you. There are no alternative ways to walk than via the trail and no transport options. Parts of the trail might have eroded in heavy rains or parts of bridges might have collapsed, so you might have to improvise as well. On hanging bridges, you should pass one person at a time (and mind your step when some planks go missing). The people living on the trail are friendly and helpful, but some among the older ones do not speak (Spanish), only the local language.

Bring plenty of medicines. Not only there is no medical help in case you need it and there is no medical facilities for the local residents neither, so they rely on tourists when they are ill. Don't be surprised if you run out of ibuprofen and plasters.

Travel Next

A taxi from Chairo to Coroico may be overpriced (Bs. 180 per group). There is no public transport. From Coroico there is frequent public transportation to La Paz for Bs. 20 per person.

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