Cusco, top places to visit
Cusco is the region with major annual visit of foreign and national tourists who come to know the wonderful tourist destinations that this beautiful region offers being its biggest attraction The Sanctum of Machu Picchu declared like one of 7 wonders in 2007.
But it is not the only tourist destination that he is worth while visiting for it in this blog we are going to mention only some of the best places and the tours that you can hire to know in a finished way and in a little time during your visit to the city of the Cusco.
City Tour: Traditional Tour where there are visited 5 places, of which the Coricancha is to only two blocks of the Square of Weapon. In this place you will be able to observe the remains of what was one of the most important sacred enclosures of the Incas on which the church of Santo Domingo was constructed.
The tour then continues in tourist mobility towards the outskirts of the city being Sacsayhuaman the first destination, here you will be able to appreciate the enormous stone monoliths with a 120 tons weight and that was worked to hand by the ancient Incas.
The following place during this trip will be a Qenq’o (that was an adoratorio to the water), then you will visit the red fortitude of Puca Pucara and finally Tambomachay where it highlights the hydraulic engineering achieved by the pre-Hispanic cultures.
This alone tour delays noon for which you can realize it in the morning or in the evening, being the latter schedule that of major demand therefore it has gone out every day.
Sacred Valley: As the city tour this also is a traditional tour that lasts the whole day, in general it sets off in the morning and Cusco is returned in the night.
During this tour you will be able to appreciate the whole fertile Sacred Valley of the Incas and three archaeological centers. Beginning with Pisac and its imposing platforms and its handmade market, then to do a stop in Urubamba where you will have a free time to have lunch.
The tour continues towards Ollantaytambo known as “Living Inca People” by its streets and houses constructed the ancient Inca style.
The tour continues with a visit guided in Chinchero and its beautiful Colonial church on the way to comeback the city of the Cusco.
*If you want can remain Ollantaytambo to tackle the train towards Machu Picchu I populate (Hot waters) and this way to visit Machu Picchu.
Machu Picchu: One of the modern Marvels that undoubtedly you must visit during your visit to the city of the Cusco.
The options are different, being the most popular those of Machu Picchu Full day and that of Machu Picchu in 2 days, which are adapted to the itinerary and the requests of every tourist.
Nevertheless others exist also with high demand but with more time of duration that is adapted for the lovers of the senderismo and the adventure.
Vinicunca or Rainbow mountain: One of few tours of walk that are realized in only 1 day and that has turned in one of the most popular for the beautiful natural and landscape stages who offers.
This tour normally initiates before 04:30 am departing from the city of the Cusco in a mobility up to the Pampachiri area doing earlier a stop to have breakfast in some of the nearby peoples (this depends already on the agency with which you have hired it or if you decided to realize it for proper account). From Pampachiri you will have to walk up to the Vinicunca lookout, he remembers that you must take clothes abrigadora, a few good shoes for walk, hat, water and some sheets or caramels of coca since you will climb to more than 5000 msnm.
These are alone some of the best tours that you will be able to find in the city of the Cusco and with whom you will be able to know part of the history, culture and traditions of this beautiful region.
Between some advices that we give you it would be of separating less 4 days for your trip to Cusco and this way knowing the majority of tourist attractions. 