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CITY TOUR 1 DAY

DESCRIPTION OF THE TOUR:

The department of Cusco lies in the south Easter region of Perú. We will visit the downtown and the surroundings of Cusco, with a tour called City tour, this tour is programmed to see the most important historical places of the Inca time as will as the colonial places, it has about 5 hours of duration, generally we perform in the afternoon at 14:00 hours.

ITINERARY

THE MAIN CATHEDRAL:The first cathedral in Cusco was built in 1539 in the "Suntur Wasi", and was known at the time as the church of victory. Later between the years 1560 and 1664 a new cathedral was constructed on the site of "Kiswar Kancha", the palace of Inca Wiraqocha. It was designed in the shape of a Latin cross. The facade is in the Renaissance style contrasting with the Baroque and Plateresque. The Cathedral is also famous for its splendid interior.

QORICANCHA (THE TEMPLE OF THE SUN): Enclosure which lays in the well named Temple Of The Sun. Nowadays is the Saint Dominic Monastery. It was the most important religious center of the Inca Empire

SACSAYHUAMAN: It is 2 km. the city of Cusco. It is an archaeological complex of impressive dimensions. Its construction is typically Inca, consisting of three platforms superimposed with a length of 360 meters. The communication is done with numerous staircases and doors, all made of stone. One of these stones, for example, measuring 9 meters high, 5 meters wide, and has been calculated that his weight is 361 tons.

PUCA PUCARA. - 8 km. From Cusco, it seems to have been a military fortress or a stopping place on the way from Cusco to the Sacred Valley.

TAMBOMACHAY. - 9 km. From Cusco, we appreciate nice water fountains, water ruins always the same quantity, it was possible a temple to worship the water. Spanish chronicler called as the Inca Bath. At the end of the tour we came back about 18 hours.

INCLUDED:

Pick up from the hotel.
Private transportation.
Bilingual professional guide.
Entrance ticket for the different sites: The Cathedral, Koricancha, Sacsayhuaman, Q’enqo, Pucapucara and Tambomachay.

NOTE: For the shared service does not included:

Entrance fees to the ruins of The Cathedral, Koricancha, Sacsayhuaman, Q’enqo, Pucapucara and Tambomachay.
Private transportation but is included a Turistic Bus.

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