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The Incan Empire, the Tahuantinsuyo, extended up to Pasto , in Colombia , down to the Maule River in Chile . Its center was in Cusco, the Navel of the World, considered as the Sacred City |
Claims the myth that the Capital was founded by Manco Capac and Mama Ocllo, offspring of the God Sun, that came out of the Titicaca Lake with the mission of searching for a place that would be the center of the great kingdom. The couple arrived in Cusco and taught the primitive dwellers the art of weaving, pottery, gold work and agriculture. This myth portraits the ritual relevance, but forgets its predecessors, the Marcavalle inhabitants ( 1000 B.C.) or the Huari settlements( 750 A .C.). |
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Incan walls, colorful dresses, sacred valleys, churches built on top of palaces, lost citadels on top of the Andes, legendary roads. all the beauty of a glorious past is unveiled around the visitor who arrives to Cusco: the Incan sacred City and archeological capital of America.
Since 1911, year in which the American archeologist discovered the
InfoBox OFFMachu Picchu>> Citadel for all humanity, Cusco has provoked the imagination of thousands of travelers from all over the world who venture on the millenarian Inca trail, hoping to reach the top of this archeological monument, one of the most amazing on the face of the Earth.
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However, the city shows many other attractions, that attract the tourists attention: the Main Square , called Huacaypata by the Incas; the artisans' neighborhood San Blas; The Santo Domingo's convent, built on top of the Temple of the Sun or Koricancha; the Palaces of the Inca and of his Court; and a very long etcetera of archeological and historic wonders. |
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On the outskirts of the city, a series of circuits can be visited; most of them include the imposing
Sacsayhuaman>> or Tambomachay ruins, in which the visitor can do a variety of adventure sports. In addition, the visitor can participate in the spectacular religious festivities. Some of these activities- like Qoyllur Rit'I, take place at 4,000 meters over sea level; the Corpus Christi Procession or the famous
Inti Raymi>> , are among the most impressing celebrations of its kind in the world.
With a vibrant night life, Cusco is a magic city, vertiginous and exciting. This fact added to the archeological richness found in almost every street, make the sacred city of the Incas the most spectacular tourist destiny in America .
Nowadays, Cusco is one of the tourist activity centers in South America . It is a cosmopolitan city where history is alive at each step, where you can see people from every nationality, walking among Incan walls, where many modern tourist services are offered and the night circles intensively around restaurants, bars and discotheques.
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General Information
Location: Southwest of the country
Extension: 72 104 km2
Capital: Cusco (3 360 mosl)
Population: 270,324 inhabitants
Weather: Cusco has a semi-dry cold climate. The average annual high temperature is 19.6ºC ( 67,3ºF ) and the minimum is ,2ºC ( 39,6ºF ). The rainy eason begins in November and ends in March, when the mountains are covered in green. Between June and July it is common to experience heladas" (intense cold weather) in which it has been reported to snow occasionally.
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Tour Destiny
Main Square of Cuzco City .
Main Church of Cuzco City, La Compañía de Jesús Church ,Barrio de San Blas ,San Blas Church ,La Merced Convent and Church ,Santo Domingo / Koricancha Convent and Church ,Santa Catalina Convent and Church ,San Francisco Convent and Church Archiepiscopal Palace, and TheTwelve Corners Stone ,Palacio del Almirante ,Casa del Inca Garcilaso de la Vega ,Sacsayhuamán Ruins,Qenko Ruins ,Pukapukara Ruins ,Tambomachay Ruins ,Machu Picchu Incas´ Trail
Province of Acomayo
Four Lagoons
Province of Canas
Queshuachaca Pendulous Bridge
Province of Canchis
Raqchi o Wiracocha Ruins
Province of Calca
Poblado de Calca>>
Poblado de Pisaq>>
Province of La Convención
Quillabamba
Choquequirao Ruins
Province of Paucartambo
Three Crosses
Province of Quispicanchis
Poblado de Oropesa
Pikillacta
Andahuaylillas Church
Tipón Ruins
Province de Urubamba>>
Poblado de Urubamba
Poblado de Chinchero (3772 msnm)
Poblado de Maras
Salineras de Maras
Poblado de Moray
Poblado de Yucay
Ruins
Ollantaytambo
Machu Picchu Sanctuary>>
Aguas Calientes
SERVICES : Hotels, transport (air, land) restaurants, travel agencies, entertainment.
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