Cusco City And Surrounding Ruins Tour
Itinerary
- Qoricancha, or the Temple of the Sun, which is beneath what is now the building for the Convent of Saint Domingo, was once one of the most important buildings in all of the Incas Cusco. Its walls were once plated with pure Incan gold before the conquistadores captured the city. Continuing on, we then make our way towards the Plaza de Armas, where we can see the beautiful twin Cathedrals, La Compañia and the Main Cathedral.
- The Cathedral, whose interior is decorated with touches of cedar and alder, bursting out from the choir stand; the pulpit, whose intricate designs are impressive, and the antique furniture. Along with all of the 400 or so paintings which were donated by the Cusco school, there is a lot to see. Afterwards, we will begin to make our way up on to the sides of the valley behind the city to go to a series of interesting archaeological ruins.
- Sacsayhuamán, which is the most famous site on the tour, is well known for its Imperial Inca architectural style and immense high rising walls. You can see how they designed the walls in such a way to zig zag for security. This was also known to be a place that was used for worshipping lightening. Just nearby here is the next stop on the tour,
- Q’enko. This place is wrought with ceremonial areas and platforms as well as some underground tunnels that we will be able to walk through. It is a beautiful archaeological site in a scenic location just over the city.
- Puca Pucara is a fortification formed by terraces, staircases, passages, towers and platforms.
- Tambomachay, known to have been something like a bath house in the days of the Incas, it was considered to be a place to worship water as noted in the many irrigation chutes at the site. We will return to the city of Cusco by the evening time.
- Note: In order to do this excursion, you must have a Tourist Ticket to get into the many ruins.
- Duration: 4 hours
- Departures: Daily (at 13:30 hrs.)
- Includes: tourist transportation
- Official Tourism Guide
