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Good evening teacher and classmates

today I will present the best tourist places in the


city of cusco.
• Traveling to the city of cusco is one of the best
experiences a person can have.
One of the best destinations to visit in Peru is
the city of Cusco due to the great amount of
touristic places.
In the first place is Machu Picchu, this place is
considered one of the seven modern wonders,
is a construction built by large blocks of stone.
this is one of the destinations that any traveler
should know.
The trip can be made by train from the city of
Cusco, in this you can appreciate beautiful
Andean or jungle landscapes.
however it is possible to arrive walking along
the Inca trails, this is done by some travelers.
• Another tourist place visited more frequently
by tourists is Urubamba.
This place is also known as the valley of the
Incas, in this place you can find beautiful
natural landscapes,
Inca ruins and traditional Andean villages.
The Sacred Valley of the Incas, is composed of
numerous rivers that descend through ravines
and small valleys.
This valley was highly appreciated by the Incas
due to its special geographic and climatic
qualities.
It was one of the main production points due
to the richness of its lands and the place
where the best corn grain in Peru is produced.
• This building is a ceremonial fortress made by
the Incas,
located two kilometers north of the city of
Cusco.
It began to be built during the fifteenth
century; however,
it was completed in the sixteenth century.
This construction is the largest architectural
work made by the Incas.
It is possible to appreciate that the fortress
has a unique panoramic view of the
surroundings, including the city of Cusco.
It is known that this tourist place is located
two kilometers from the city of Cusco and
covers more than three thousand hectares of
land.
• This tourist site is described as a very
important inca citadel
this citadel has an area of one hundred and
fifty square meters and is composed of
buildings and terraces.
historians say that this place was the cultural
and religious center of the inca culture.
the name of this place means "cradle of gold".
This place was one of the last Inca refuges,
and has beautiful natural landscapes,
in which you can appreciate the Apurimac
river.
Many travelers say that the hike to reach this
place is a great experience,
the trip consists of a walk of 30 km which lasts
several days.
• this tourist site is located in the center of the
city of cusco, the name means "temple of
gold".
this place is very visited by tourists all year
round.
this was the main inca temple for the worship
of the sun and was later destroyed by the
spanish during the colonization.
on the basis of this building, the spanish built
the church and convent of Santo Domingo,
currently there is a museum with all the inca
pieces found in the excavations.
At the entrance door there are tour guides
who offer a tour of the temple explaining
every detail of the architecture, canvases and
other details.

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