Regional travel in Peru – Travel program PTW-CUS001-en
Citytour Cusco + archaeological sites
Half Day – Start: daily
• «Plaza de Armas» and the Cathedral of Cusco with impressive
handicrafts made of silver, wood and gold leaf as well as monumental
paintings of the colonial era with extensive Inca iconography.
• «Koricancha» or «Templo del Sol» (Temple of the Sun) on which the
Monastery of Santo Domingo was built. The peculiar style makes one of the
towers to one of the outstanding attraction of the city. The legend says
that the Spanish conquerors were greatly impressed by a wall clad in gold.
• Sacsayhuaman Archaeological Park, the most impressive example of Inca
architecture.
• The underground temple of Q'enqo, where the Incas performed important
ceremonies and rituals.
• Tambo Machay, the temple dedicated to water, famous for the spiritual
purification of the ancient Incas. The water flows in the springs and
channels as it did more than 500 years ago.
• This excursion reveals the cultural wealth of the Inca Empire and the
Colonial period, full of contrasts and historical values who are worth
getting to know.
• Return to the hotel.
• Pick up from the hotel.
