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City Tour Cusco
Our adventure begins with the arrival to the city of the Cusco, from where we will be transferred to our lodging, where it will receive a flavorful one to us kills of cocaine that will help us to acclimate us to the heights of walks. In the evening one will begin the excursion guided the city and near ruins, in where they emphasize the Seat of Arms or Plaza Aucaypata, that in quechua it means “Seat of the Guerrero”; from we will appreciate the imposing one here “Cathedral” and the beautiful Church of the Company.
Following our route, we will visit the Convent of “Santo Domingo", famous to be erected the continuous excursion in the Strength of “Sacsayhuamán”, magnificent military construction of the Incas who will make us imaginary transfer an ancestor to us of brave soldiers. Located strategically on a hill that dominates the Cusco, this strength that protected the capital of the Cusco, is famous by its enormous carved, united rocks with an amazing precision. Finally, our adventure leads to us towards two sites of ritual architecture like “Quenco and Tambomachay ", in where we will glimpse the diverse cults that the Incas tried, around an intricate network of platforms, niches and sinks that to date continue spilling the water coming from springs of the heights.
Alistémonos, then, to submerge to us in the mystical and surprising world of the Incas and we are witnesses of the energy that is come off these magical places.
(The price of tour does not include tickets of visit to the archaeological groups, nor to the churches).
Temple of Koricancha (Santo Domingo).
“Temple of the Sun” their perfect architecture and the construction of stone reflects the fact that was the most important temple of the incaico empire.
Sacsayhuaman.
This construction is attributed to the Incas of the last dynasties, is located to 3km of the city of the Cusco, in the high part. According to the cronistas, it was a solar portable altar, this temple was constructed with great limestone stone blocks to protect to the city of the attacks of the invaders of the east or Antis. This formed by three great terraces superposed in form of zigzag and bordered by enormous rock walls.
Qenqo.
Located to a kilometer of Sacsayhuaman, it was a ceremonial center since a giant monolith, of an animal is possibly appraised in the central part, that it was the main deity, surrounded by hornacinas, where offerings were placed.
In the inferior part, are other hornacinas and an altar that was used to perhaps embalsamar bodies or, for sacrifices dedicated to their Gods
PucaPucara.
Old inn, sentry post throughout the ways Its construction is of rustic type conformed by side streets, houses, and patios.
Tambomachay.
It is located to 9 km. of the city, known like the baths of Inca by the form of its water sources , also it could be a temple dedicated to the cult of the water and purification for inka. It has three platforms with several hornacinas where offerings were placed.
BTG (tourist Ticket of the Cusco, allows to enter Sacsayhuaman, Qenqo, Pucapucara, Tambomachay, Museums and Also to visit or to make tour to the Sacred Valley of the Inkas) s. 130.00
Enter the Koricancha temple: S. 10.00
Enter Cathedral s. 25.00.
Children and students have 50% the entrance



