City Tour Cusco

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CITY TOUR CUSCO

We pick you up at your hotel in Cusco from 12:50 to 13:25 to journey to the main square of Cusco (Plaza de Armas) for a visit to the Cusco Cathedral. Once finished our first stop continue to visit the Q’oricancha “The Sun Temple” where each June 24^th there’s starts the Inti Raymi (The Sun Festival).

We travel towards the mountains surrounding the city, stopping briefly at archaeological site of Sacsayhuaman. Get panoramic vistas of Cusco before taking a look at the site’s colossal stones, with intricate carvings depicting pumas, snakes and condors among images that represent the 3 Incan worlds.

Continue to the Inca archaeological remains of Qengo and discover a labyrinth with a sacrificial altar at its center. Marvel at the spiraling staircases and secret channels said to have been the site of Inca rituals. .

Go to the majestic Tower of Puca Pucara, where the imposing fortress is complete with impressive aqueducts, springs and waterways.

Next, visit the the archaeological site of Tambomachay to discover the source of a natural spring formerly worshiped by the Incas.

Then, journey back to Cusco and get dropped off at the San Francisco square where you can easily get to your hotel.