Extreme Fun in Apurímac
There’s lots of activity going on in the department of Apurímac as its Tourism Month continues, mainly concentrated in Abancay and the surrounding areas. This year’s enticing slogan is “All Tourism, All Extreme”. Each weekend highlights extreme adventures you can have in the region:
This Weekend: Oct 6 & 7
This Saturday and Sunday in Abancay, there’ll be slalom kayaking at 10am, a slack-line exhibition, and rock climbing at 11am, all in the Yaca community. There’ll also be a rafting competition on these days, at 9am in Casinchihua also in Yaca.
Next Weekend: Oct 13th 
The following weekend, on Saturday, there’ll be Motocross and Quadcross along the Circuito Extremo in Tamburco at 10am.
Saturday, Oct 20th
Downhill biking at Chalhuanca 9:00am
If the weekends sound a little extreme for you, there are some cultural offerings available on the weekdays (Wed 9th through Fri 12th and again from Mon 15th through 19th). On all of these days there will be half-day programs titled “Beauty and Tradition: Social Tourism” starting at 9am and 1pm which begin in Saywite and continue on to Concacha and Yaca.
For more details on how you can participate 
in activities and offers, you can stop by the Abancay Tourism Office, which is located right next to the Plaza de Armas, or Main Square.
While you’re in the department of Apurímac, try visiting some area attractions such as the National Shrine of Ampay with its rolling countryside and deep blue Pacucha lagoon, and Pampachiri Stone Forest whose gigantic rock formations have even been appropriated for carving out homes.
How to Get There
All the buses which travel from Lima through Nazca to Cuzco pass through Abancay in Apurímac. If you’re in Cuzco, it’s easy to get there. Just ask at your hostel reception where you can catch a bus or shared taxi, colectivo. If you want to take a shared taxi from Cusco to Abancay, it takes about 3-4 hours. If you go by bus, it’s 4-5 hours. The road is well-paved and the trip quite inexpensive.