Cusco City Tour

Cusco city Tour – Itinerary

We are going to pick you up from your hotel at 2pm to begin this tour; the first place to visit is the cathedral.
Cathedral.- located in the plaza de Armas of Cusco the building of this monument started in 1560, and it had been finished in 1664, without any doubt, one of the most noticeable colonial monument in America, you will be amazed with the panting, wood carving and all the decoration in gold and silver, from the 16^th and 17^th centuries, definitely it is a masterpiece. After touring this sacred place you will continue on foot following an ancient street from the plaza to Qoricancha, the most important sun temple of de Incas.´

Qoricancha.- In this temple you will see the clash between the Inca culture and Catholicism, you will see firsthand the difference in building methods. The Incan construction is amazing since it was the key spiritual center of the Incas from which all roads lead to the four regions of the Incas.

This temple is a synthesis of the Incan organization, architecture, and religious, according chroniclers the building was extraordinary, made with gray basaltic andesite, the walls have Incan Imperial stile, which is a maximum expression of architecture in pre-Colombian America, as soon as you will finished the tour in coricancha, you will take your Van with direction to the next place, which is Saccsayhuaman.

Saccsayhuaman.- Is located 2 km away from Cusco City, it is one of the most imposing architectonic complex inherited from the Incan society, you will be marvel with beauty and enigmatic monoliths weighing as much as 200 tons , how amazing where these people, using just hand tools where able to move and fix, perfectly, after explore this amazing complex you are going to visit the next Inca complex which is a few minutes of bus ride.

Qenqo.- Was a temple with amazing and fascinating altars, where the Inca people used to sacrifice Llamas and maybe human to offer to their Gods, according some studies it was also for astronomical purpose, after explore Qenqo and 10 minutes of bus ride we are going to visit Pucapucara.
Pucapucara.- Is an important military center, to control people who were arriving in cusco city, or who were leaving Cusco city, at the same time to control temples which had around, just next to it is the next Inca complex to visit call Tambomachay.

Tambomachay.- Was an important temple to worship one of the most important elements, which is the water; you will see amazing niches and water fountains, now still water running through it. You’ll then drive back down to cusco where the tour ends in the main square, unless you are taking a private tour tour, in which case we will return you to your hotel.