The Plaza de Armas of Cusco was once a swamp, which during the time of the Incas was dried up and transformed into the administrative, religious and cultural center of the capital of the empire. After the conquest it was occupied by the Spaniards, who surrounded it with temples and mansions built on the Inca…
Around 1465, before Christopher Columbus arrived in America (1492), the then ‘hatun auqui’ (conquering prince) Tupac Yupanqui – who would later become the tenth ruler of the Inca civilization – undertook an expedition to the present islands of Polynesia – one of the sub-regions of Oceania. The mission promised gold, as well as finding new…
Ollantaytambo was a strategic military, agricultural and religious center to administer and control the Sacred Valley of the Incas and enter the jungle of Cusco; this is deduced by the constructions that presumably were for agricultural deposits and for military use like walls and watchtowers (probably to protect themselves from the jungle ethnic groups). There…
A PLACE FULL OF ART AND FAITH. It was built between 1560 and 1664 and on the Quishuarqancha old palace of the Inca Huiracocha, the Cathedral of Cusco is one of the most beautiful and significant monuments of America, built with huge blocks of stones brought from Sacsayhuaman this historical piece is also considered Heritage…
Pisac is a town that is located 30 km from Cusco, where we can find the ruins of the Sacred Valley that are part of one of the most important archaeological sites. Its bases are based on a solid history, built with each piece rich in culture by the Inca communities. A town with a…
The Incas stood out for their precious fabrics, whose original versions can be appreciated even today, thanks to the dry climate that conserved the mantles and bales found in tombs and sacred places. The basic materials of Inca clothing were cotton for the coastal areas of the empire; and the wool of alpaca and vicuña…
The stone of the 12 angles of the Incas The Inca Empire was the largest empire of pre-Columbian America and its administration, political and military center is located in Cuzco, Peru, where you can still find many remnants of the empire. The Incas are appreciated for their architecture and masonry and many of their structures…
CHECACUPE-CUSCO The tourist offer that it has is impressive in the cultural and artistic field. It is also present in a nature that offers possibilities in ecotourism, and even ethnological – landscape, and even ethnological – esoteric, and adventure, which to date, are being little or nothing used. COLONIAL BRIDGE OF CHACACUPE Built in the…
Ollantaytambo Cusco, Inca village of Ollantaytambo, Ollantaytambo and the Sacred Valley of the Incas Ollantaytambo is located 80 km northeast of Cusco, the point of entry to the Amazon region of Cusco, and where the Vilcanota River changes its name to Urubamba. The location of Ollantaytambo is strategic, for many it is the end point…
Chinchero Cusco, Town of Chinchero Chinchero known as the city of Arco Iris is located 28 km. northwest of the city of Cusco, about 3160 meters above sea level, flanked by the snowy peaks of Salkantay, Verónica and Soray. The view from here is impressive. Chinchero belongs to the province of Urubamba, department of Cusco…
