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PAUCARTAMBO - ITS JULY FIESTA - AND TRES CRUCES

North-east of Cuzco, PAUCARTAMBO - the village of the Flowers - guards a major entrance to the jungle zone of Manu . Beyond, following the Kosnipata valley, the road continues through cloudy tropical mountain regions to the mission of SHINTUYA on the edge of the Manu National Park . Kosnipata - its name means " Valley of Smoke " - allegedly enchants anyone who drinks from its waters at paucartambo , drawing them to return again and again. But even without such magic paucartambo regularly attracts visitors by the thousand during the month of July, when it's transformed from a peaceful colonial village into one huge mass of frenzied costumed dancing Eternally spring-like because of its proximity to the tropical forest, Paucartambo spends the first six months of every year preparing for the Fiesta de la Virgen del Carmen . Usually taking place in mid-july, this energetic, almost hypnotic ritual continues for three full days. Many themes recur during the dances, but partic

ADVENTURE TOURISM CUSCO

ADVENTURE TOURISM The Color of the snow-crowned mountains, the fields painted dozens of green hues that fuse with the paths of the Incan trail network and united with deep and blue lagoons with their original flora and fauna, make of Cusco's routes are a great option for adventure tourism in South America Today, adventure tourism includes city and valley and the practice of different kinds of sports such as mountain climbing, rafting, mountain biking, bungee jumping, horseback riding, hand gliding, delta wing gliding, rock climbing, fishing and many other sports is more due to the great climatic diversity and to the territory's geographical relief and these are just some of the options of adventures and sports that can be put into practice in several of the world's most beautiful landscapes Open air excursions, including valleys, high plateaus and mountain ranges, offer hiking circuits with different degrees of difficulty. In the Department of Cusco, nature seems t

MachuPicchu Cusco Vacations

MachuPicchu Cusco Vacations MachuPicchu , the Sacred Valley , and the imperial city of Cusco are like a philosophical capital created by the incas, with harmony in the stones and symphony in each dawn. These places are stony witnesses of a great culture and are protected by nature. Today, that who come to admire the colossal attraction of a human feat. Here, legend and poetry are apart of all the history stored in the Intiwatanas and feed teh dreams sowed in the Ceremonial Center of Sacsaywaman . The Andean myths took shape on the mountain tops and during nights in which worship is rendered to the Moon, Stars, Lightning and Thunder. Thus, the Incas tied the celestial bodies to the center of the Sky and The Earth, like a loose child, firmly holds them like kites with the thread of her Love. O Pacha Mama; Sacred Land of ancestral glories, in the warmth of this millenary Cusco, each one of us will find tangible or spiritual beauty and eternity, to then undertake the pilgrimage to t