Overview
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.
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What's Included
✓ Included
- Transportation and specilized tour Spanish and English bilingual guide
- Air-conditioned vehicle
✗ Not Included
- Gratuities
- Dinner
- Lunch
- Entrance Tickets for Cathedral 40 soles, Coricancha 15 soles, 4 Inca sites 70 soles
- Coricancha
- Cusco Cathedral
Itinerary
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Stop 1
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".
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Stop 2
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.
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Stop 3
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.
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Stop 4
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.
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Stop 5
Important water worship and purification center.
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Stop 6
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.
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Stop 7
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.
Meeting & End Point
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Meeting Point
If the hotel is close to the Plaza de Armas of Cusco pick up places are located in the middle of the main square of Cusco.
Si el hotel está cerca de la Plaza de Armas de Cusco, los lugares de recogida se encuentran en el medio de la plaza principal de Cusco.
Good to Know
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Includes walking sections and it requires transportation to visit four Inca sites located 15 minutes driving. Incluye tramos de caminata y requiere transporte para visitar cuatro sitios incas ubicados a 15 minutos en auto
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