CITY TOUR CUSCO
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This tour was designed to get to know main tourist circuits of Cusco city, along the way you will see the most important temples and buildings of Cusco.
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Cathedral of Cusco. we are staring this Cusco city tour from our meeting point at the agreed time we begin to visit the Cathedral of Cusco, the main Christian temple of the city and which houses countless paintings corresponding to the Cusco School.
The Koricancha or Temple of the Sun: is the most impressive example of how the Inca and Hispanic cultures merged.
Sacsayhuaman: Religious and enigmatic place, it is impressive for its enormous carved stones, some of which are 9 meters or 30 feet high and weigh more than 350 tons.
Q`enqo: Religious ceremonial center which stands out for its underground labyrinth. We must mention that the word 'Qenqo' in the Quechua language (the language of the Incas) means 'Labyrinth' and on the outside there is a semicircular amphitheater with trapezoidal niches and a monolith that simulates being a puma which measures approximately is six meters.
Pukapukara: It means “red fortress”, because the limestone stones with which it is built have acquired the reddish color of the terrain, very abundant in iron. It is alleged that it had the function of guarding Tambomachay and at the same time the function of a “tambo” that is, a shelter.
Tambomachay: It is an archaeological site that was intended to worship water, it is made up of a set of finely carved walls, as well as waterfalls.
START TIME: 13:00HRS DURATION: 05 HRS APPROX.