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The city of Cusco was the capital of the Inca Empire. The viceroyalty and the Republic carried out their constructions on the old Inca buildings, conserving many of their finely carved andesite walls.
The surroundings of the city are full of archaeological sites such as: Saqsayhuaman , whose magnitude is overwhelming especially due to the stone blocks, where the largest measures 8.5 meters and weighs 361 tons. Quenqo , this large limestone rock is covered in carvings and small tunnels. San Pedro Market The CathedralÂ
The city of Cusco was the capital of the Inca Empire. The viceroyalty and the Republic carried out their constructions on the old Inca buildings, conserving many of their finely carved andesite walls.
The surroundings of the city are full of archaeological sites such as: Saqsayhuaman , whose magnitude is overwhelming especially due to the stone blocks, where the largest measures 8.5 meters and weighs 361 tons. Quenqo , this large limestone rock is covered in carvings and small tunnels. San Pedro Market The Cathedral
The Sacred Valley of the Incas. Located in the Urubamba River Valley, north of Cusco with numerous archaeological monuments and indigenous towns such as Pisac, Urubamba and Ollantaytambo.
Pisac is located 33 km from Cusco, a town famous for its Sunday fair. Pisac is also an archaeological complex of great proportions, which is located near the town
Urubamba is a pleasant town with a mild climate and fertile plains in the middle of the Valley.
Ollantaytambo has one of the main archaeological sites in the valley. A wall made up of six enormous blocks perfectly united stands out.
Machupicchu, Wonder of the world. Considered “The Lost City of the Incas”, Cultural and Natural Heritage of Humanity recognized by UNESCO, it was chosen as one of the seven New Wonders of the Modern World on July 7, 2007.
His valuable find stands out for being found intact, considering that the conquerors never discovered it.
Archaeologists consider that Machupicchu, more than a “lost city”, was part of a large group of Inca settlements located on the Amazonian border of the Empire.
It is visited as the most important archaeological site in Latin America.
Perfect day to start our adventure, we will visit the most emblematic places of the city of Cusco, starting with the Qoricancha , also called the temple of the sun, where the temple to Santo Domingo was currently built, after this visit we will go to Saqsayhuaman.
Multifunctional construction of large-tonnage lithic blocks, some assert that it was made by extraterrestrials, considering that, at the time mentioned, it was impossible to move these blocks.
We will visit the archaeological center of Qenqo , a place that was built with the purpose of interpreting future stations, as well as that of mummification. Some chroniclers assure that in the conquest of Cusco, surgical instruments were found, as well as local plants that allow the conservation of the mummies in the ulna fetal position.
Finishing the visit we go to a very popular place for the local people of the city of Cusco, the San Pedro Market , where we can see the variety of potatoes, corn, as well as aromatic and medicinal plants, we will have the opportunity to buy local products unique as black maca or Andean viagra, Andean cereals such as quinoa, quiwicha, the popular Peruvian coffee, and Amazonian cocoa. On this visit we will be able to taste the chuto bread, a colonial bread brought by the conquerors.
After our visit to the local market of San Pedro we headed to one of the most beautiful temples in the world, the Cathedral Basilica , a temple built by settlers in 1536 under the direction of the architect Beramendi.
Inside the Cathedral you can see canvases from the 16th, 17th and 17th centuries, as well as cabinet-making work from the time, a unique temple in the world for its gilt-leaf work, or better known as gold leaf.
Our visit will end with a brief explanation of the main square and the return to your respective hotel.
We will pick you up in the morning from your hotel to transfer you to Awanacancha (breeding of llamas, alpacas, Guanacos and Vicuñas) later we will go to the archaeological center of Pisac, where we will observe agricultural terraces and the largest Inca cemetery, then we will visit one of the most traditional markets of the Andes Pisac Market. where you can appreciate ceramics, textiles and silverware, ending this tour we will go to the town of Urubamba where you will taste the buffet lunch surrounded by endemic flora and fauna. Our next destination will be the living Inca town – Ollantaytambo where you can visit streets with more than 600 years old, as well as the local Inca house, ending with the archaeological center surrounded by terraces and imperial Inca constructions, In the upper part you will find the Huiracocha temple that was built with huge stone blocks weighing up to 90 tons. Finishing our visit we will go to the station where we will board the train to Aguas Calientes. Upon arrival at your station we will wait for you to go to your respective hotel.
The expected day to visit Machu Picchu the famous Sacred City, to appreciate the beautiful sunrise and sunrise in Machupicchu, we will start very early walking to the bus station, to board one of the first, the journey is 30 minutes to arrive at the Archaeological Center where you can feel the fantastic energy and explore all the magical and famous places of this impressive Inca citadel such as the Temple of the Sun, The Royal Tomb, The Intiwatana (sun dial rock), Main Square, Temple of the 3 Windows , The craft sector and The Temple of the Condor .
After this extraordinary visit we will return to the town of Aguas Calientes where you will have free time for lunch (not included) and visit the town and craft market, and then board the train back to Ollantaytambo where you will be transferred to your Hotel in Cusco.
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