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1 Day City Tour in Cusco Peru

City tour in Cusco, Cathedral, Sacsayhuaman, PucaPucara, Qenqo

On the first day of arrival, it is recommended to take a city tour, our agency organizes this tour every afternoon. They are picked up from your hotel between 13:00 hrs. And 1:20 a.m. You will have a guided tour of the city center of Cusco, visit the Plaza de Armas, the Cathedral, the Temple of the Sun Qoricancha-Santo Domingo, then visit the ruins of Sacsayhuaman, qenqo, Puca Pucara and Tambomachay , Returning to the city between 18:00 hrs. And 18:30 hrs.

1. The Cathedral of Cusco:

We start the tour visiting the Cathedral of Cusco, the church of the Sagrada Familia, and the church of Triunfo

2. The Qoricancha:

Then we visit the temple of Qoricancha, the highest expression of Inca architecture and engineering. The Temple of the Sun or Qoricancha, is also currently the Convent of Santo Domingo.

3. Sacsayhuaman:

The impressive fortress of Sacsayhuaman is strategically built on a hill from which you can appreciate all of Cusco. It is famous for its huge carved stones, some of which are 9 meters or 30 feet high and weigh more than 350 tons.

4. Qenqo:

Located four kilometers northeast of the city of Cusco, it has the archeological groups of Q'enqo Grande and Q'enqo Chico.

Etymologically, it means labyrinth or zigzag, it fulfilled a purely religious function, being in the outer part an amphitheater in semicircular form with trapezoid niches and a monolith that simulates to be a puma which measures approximately six meters.

Located four kilometers northeast of the city of Cusco, it has the archeological groups of Q'enqo Grande and Q'enqo Chico.

5. Puka pukara:

Puka pukara means "red fortress", because the calcareous stones with which it is constructed have acquired the red coloration of the land, very abundant in iron. It is alleged that it had the function of guarding Tambomach'ay, an important palace in the Inkario. But in turn, because of its architectural layout and the existence of fountains, aqueducts and multiple enclosures, it was a "tambo", that is to say, a collective shelter that offered inn and food to the travelers, as well as to the entourage that had to accompany To the Inka at his retreat in Tambomach'ay.

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6. Tambomachay:

Tambomachay, is located about 8 kms. North of Cusco and very close to the ruins of Puka Pukara, is an archaeological site that was destined to worship the water and so that the head of the Inca Empire could rest. This place is also called Baños del Inca. It consists of a series of aqueducts, canals and several cascades of water that run through the rocks. What is surprising of this is that of a main waterfall, the Incas created 2 secondary cascades, which are exactly alike. That is, if one places two empty bottles, one in each waterfall, the two fill at the same time.

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