CUSCO TRAVEL

City Tour – Cusco Travel

 
Cusco Travel Tour details.
Tour type: Historical - Cultural.
Duration of the tour: Half day.
Departure of the tour: Every day.
Start of the Tour: Cusco.
End of the Tour: Cusco.
 
Places to be visited:
The Main Cathedral, Koricancha (The Temple of the Sun), Saqsayhuaman, Q'enqo,
Puca-Pucara, Tambomachay.
 
Cusco Travel Description of the tour
The departament of Cusco lies in the south Easter region of Perú. We will visit the
downtown and the surroundings of Cusco, with a tour called City tour, this tour is
programmed to see the most important historical places of the Inca time as will as the
colonial places, it has about 5 hours of duration, generally we perform in the afternoon at
14:00 hours
 
Cusco Travel ITINERARY.
THE MAIN CATHEDRAL. – It was built on the ancient Suntur Wasi temple and years late
on the palace of the Inca Wiracocha. It is not included in the tourist ticket.
 
KORICANCHA (THE TEMPLE OF THE SUN). - Enclosure which lays in the well named
Temple Of The Sun. Nowadays is the Saint Dominic Monastery. It was the most
important religious center of the Inca Empire. Entrances is not included in the tourist
ticket.
 
SAQSAYHUAMAN.- Is one of the most incredible buildings made by mankind, with
enormous stones weighing some of them over 140 metric tons. It originally was a temple
for worshipping the Sun God but it had an excellent security system because temples like
this were used only by the King and the priests; it was like a fortress to enable its
protection. It was built in about 50 years by some 20000 people working at the same
time. When the Spaniards arrived, the temple was fully finished and in use. What today is
seen around here are just the foundations of the Inkan temple that was destroyed in
about 4 centuries.
 
Q'ENQO. - 4 km, from Cusco, the most important Inca shrine nearly Cusco, in the
amphitheater there is monolithic rock about 5.90 mts. With shape of the puma, this shrine
was a temple in honor of mother earth, where the priest worshipped to the earth
 
PUCA PUCARA. - 6 km. From Cusco, it seems to have been a military fortress or a
stopping place on the way from Cusco to the Sacred Valley
 
TAMBOMACHAY. - 7 km. From Cusco, we appreciate nice water fountains, water ruins
always the same quantity, it was possible a temple to worship the water. Spanish
chronicler called as the Inca Bath. At the end of the tour we came back about 18 hours.
 
We come back from the tour at 18:00 hrs
 
Cusco Travel Included:
• Tourism transportation.
• Bilingual professional guide.
 
 Cusco Travel Does not included:
• Tourist ticket for the different sites: The Cathedral, Koricancha, Sacsayhuaman,
Q’enqo, Pucapucara and Tambomachay.
 
Bring with you:
• Rain coat (January - March)
• A hat or Cap.
• Extra money for shopping.
• Video camera or Photo Camera, Cusco Tourist ticket
• Passport
• Sunblock
 
NOTE: It is important to bring the Tourist ticket once purchased to enable access to the
various archaeological sites mentioned in the tour of the city
 
PRICE PER PERSON (2009)
 
NOTE: The price of this tour does not include:
* Tourist ticket: cost 130 nuevos soles, about US$ 44 (see price here)
* Cathedral entrance (US$ 8 aprox)
* Koricancha entrance (US$ 3 aprox)

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<a href=”http://www.heroinca.com/">Cusco Travel</a> Tour details.
Tour type: Historical - Cultural.
Duration of the tour: Half day.
Departure of the tour: Every day.
Start of the Tour: Cusco.
End of the Tour: Cusco.
 
Places to be visited:
The Main Cathedral, Koricancha (The Temple of the Sun), Saqsayhuaman, Q'enqo,
Puca-Pucara, Tambomachay.

<a href=”http://www.heroinca.com/">Cusco Travel</a>Description of the tour

The departament of Cusco lies in the south Easter region of Perú. We will visit the
downtown and the surroundings of Cusco, with a tour called City tour, this tour is
programmed to see the most important historical places of the Inca time as will as the
colonial places, it has about 5 hours of duration, generally we perform in the afternoon at
14:00 hours
 
<a href=”http://www.heroinca.com/">Cusco Travel</a>ITINERARY.
THE MAIN CATHEDRAL. – It was built on the ancient Suntur Wasi temple and years late
on the palace of the Inca Wiracocha. It is not included in the tourist ticket.
 
KORICANCHA (THE TEMPLE OF THE SUN). - Enclosure which lays in the well named
Temple Of The Sun. Nowadays is the Saint Dominic Monastery. It was the most
important religious center of the Inca Empire. Entrances is not included in the tourist
ticket.
  
SAQSAYHUAMAN.- Is one of the most incredible buildings made by mankind, with
enormous stones weighing some of them over 140 metric tons. It originally was a temple
for worshipping the Sun God but it had an excellent security system because temples like
this were used only by the King and the priests; it was like a fortress to enable its
protection. It was built in about 50 years by some 20000 people working at the same
time. When the Spaniards arrived, the temple was fully finished and in use. What today is
seen around here are just the foundations of the Inkan temple that was destroyed in
about 4 centuries.
 
Q'ENQO. - 4 km, from Cusco, the most important Inca shrine nearly Cusco, in the
amphitheater there is monolithic rock about 5.90 mts. With shape of the puma, this shrine
was a temple in honor of mother earth, where the priest worshipped to the earth
 
PUCA PUCARA. - 6 km. From Cusco, it seems to have been a military fortress or a
stopping place on the way from Cusco to the Sacred Valley
 
TAMBOMACHAY. - 7 km. From Cusco, we appreciate nice water fountains, water ruins
always the same quantity, it was possible a temple to worship the water. Spanish
chronicler called as the Inca Bath. At the end of the tour we came back about 18 hours.
 
We come back from the tour at 18:00 hrs
 
<a href=”http://www.heroinca.com/">Cusco Travel</a> Included:
• Tourism transportation.
• Bilingual professional guide.
 
<a href=”http://www.heroinca.com/">Cusco Travel</a> Does not included:
• Tourist ticket for the different sites: The Cathedral, Koricancha, Sacsayhuaman,
Q’enqo, Pucapucara and Tambomachay.
 
Bring with you:
• Rain coat (January - March)
• A hat or Cap.
• Extra money for shopping.
• Video camera or Photo Camera, Cusco Tourist ticket
• Passport
• Sunblock
 
NOTE: It is important to bring the Tourist ticket once purchased to enable access to the
various archaeological sites mentioned in the tour of the city
 
PRICE PER PERSON (2009)
 
NOTE: The price of this tour does not include:
* Tourist ticket: cost 130 nuevos soles, about US$ 44 (see price here)
* Cathedral entrance (US$ 8 aprox)
* Koricancha entrance (US$ 3 aprox)

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