What You Will Do
Enjoy the Ancient Inca Capital of Cusco .This Tour is half a day that includes a visit to the Cathedral in the main square , the Temple of Sun Koricancha nearby ruins around this city such us The fortress of Sacsayhuaman, Qenko, Puca Pucara and finally we will visit Tambomachay.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Itinerary
1
Coricancha
50 minutes
According to the Inca conception, the Qorikancha was the religious center of Cusco, a geographical and political center. The Qorikancha temple was the place where he paid homage to the highest Inca god, the "Inti" (sun). "Qori" means worked gold, its Spanish form is cori. "Kancha" means enclosed place, limited by walls. Where the name roughly corresponds to "enclosed place containing gold".
2
Cusco Cathedral
50 minutes
Cusco Cathedral is one of the most iconic churches in the city. The magnificent Cathedral took built almost 100 years to complete. The Cusco Cathedral was built with stone blocks brought from the fortress of Sacsayhuaman an Inca site. It is one of the most famous churches in America and Peru.
3
Sacsayhuaman
50 minutes
An archaeological complex that presents impressive architecture, walls with megalithic stones distributed in a zigzag pattern on three levels. Some of these blocks weigh more than 150 tons. Considered a place of worship and defense.
4
Q'enqo
30 minutes
Qenqo means "Labyrinth". Huge rocky area in whose interior there are underground passages, in one of them there is a ceremonial table. There is also constructed in the form of an amphitheater in the center of which a stone altar 6 m high had the shape of a puma. Old ceremonial center.
5
Tambomachay
30 minutes
Important water worship and purification center.
6
Pucapucara
30 minutes
6 kilometers from the city of Cusco. "Red Fortress", checkpoint and surveillance of the Inca trail. in this case, the one who came from the sacred valley.
7
Plaza Regocijo (Kusipata)
Plaza Regocijo or Kusipata is a public square located in the historic center of Cusco, Peru. It has trees and a fountain. Around it is the Palacio del Cabildo as well as the building of the old tourist hotel and other colonial mansions such as the Casa de Garcilaso de la Vega and the Casa de Illán Suárez de Carbajal.
Since 1972, the square has been part of the Monumental Zone of Cusco, declared a Historic Monument of Peru. Also, in 1983, as it is part of the historic center of the city of Cusco, it is part of the central area declared by UNESCO as a Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
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