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PSCDE3 - THE FOUR SIDES OF THE INCA EMPIRE

SUMMARY

DURATION AND SEASON

15 Days/ 14 Nights LOCATION

Department of Arequipa, Puno, Cusco, Raqchi community ATRACTIONS

Tourism: Archaeological, Ethno tourism, Gastronomic and landscapes. ATRACTIVOS

Archaeological and Historical complexes: Machu Picchu, Tipón, Pisac, Pikillaqta,

Ollantaytambo, Moray, Maras, Chinchero, Saqsayhuaman, Catedral, Qoricancha, Cusco city,

Inca and pre-Inca archaeological complexes, Temple of Wiracocha, Arequipa and Puno.

Living culture: traditional weaving techniques and weaving in the Communities of Chinchero,

Sibayo, , Raqchi, Uros

Museum: in Lima, Arequipa, Cusco.

Natural areas: of Titicaca, highlands, Colca canyon, local fauna and flora.

TYPE OF SERVICE

Private GUIDE – TOUR LEADER

English, French, or Spanish. Its presence is important because it allows to incorporate your

journey in the thematic offered, getting closer to the economic, institutional, and historic

culture and the ecosystems of the circuit for a better understanding. RESUME

This circuit offers to get closer to the Andean culture and to understand its world view, its

focus, its technologies, its mixture with the Hispanic culture, and the fact that it remains

present in Indigenous Communities today. In this way, by bus, small boat, plane or walking, we

will visit Archaeological and Historical Complexes, Communities, Museums & Natural

Environments that will enable us to know the heart of the Inca Empire - the last heir of the

Andean independent culture and predecessor of the mixed world of nowadays.


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CONCEPT

The circuit that we offer as the four sides of the Inca Empire invites you to discover

the reality of the 6 oldest civilizations of humanity, with a fully endogenous and

autonomous development. When the conquerors came to the country they called Peru,

they found a confederation of about 200 kingdoms, brought together by the Inca people,

or "ENQA" (in Quechua, they had the strength power or energy). It was built in about

170 years, and the last people were invaded by the Incas only 60 years before the

Spaniards came, that´s why for many local lords, the Spanish conquest was a chance to

be released from this supervision, because the nation, the Tawantinsuyo nation or Land of

the Four Regions, lacked unity. This country went from Pasto (Colombia) to Mendoza

(Argentina) with a road network of more than 12,000 km. Peru, Colombia, Bolivia and

Ecuador are 4 of the 12 mega diverse countries in the world, and Peru is, by far, the most

diverse country of all, with more than 10% of the planet's biodiversity. Crossing the

South of the Inca empire, we offer you to discover the essence and history of a unique

civilization, of which the Inca culture was only the last heir; as well as a mega diverse

country with one of the richest seas and the driest deserts, where the sky becomes

confused with the horizon, beautiful Andean valleys and the high jungle.

TOUR MAP


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ITINERARY

Day 1: ARRIVAL TO LIMA

Arrival to Lima city.

BEGINNING OF THE SERVICES

Reception and transfer to the hotel

Dinner not included.

Night in your hotel in Lima

Day 2: LIMA PREHISPANIC

Breakfast

Visit of the complex of Pachacamac:

It is one of the greatest archaeological and important sites in Peru, and in his time, was the

huaca (oracle) most consulted of the Andean world, leaving a deep print until today. It is a

large architectural complex with many buildings that were built in different periods, from

the early years of our era to the sixteenth century.

As a "creator of the world" and people, plants, animals and everything in the world,

Pachacamac is related with several elements of nature, like water, and other phenomena such

as earthquakes, which are common in the Pacific coast of Peru. However, far from being the

one who protects people from earthquakes, he was the one causing them and people had to

thank him and give him offerings not to send this scourge.

Lunch buffet of Peruvian Gastronomy, in the restaurant Puro Peru. The Peruvian Gastronomy

is under the influence of the native and gastronomy (Spanish, French, Italian), African

(western coast) and Asiatic (China, Japan).

In the afternoon visit of the National Museum of Archaeology, Anthropology and History

of Peru. The National Museum of Archaeology, Anthropology and History of Peru is the

oldest state museum in our country and at the same time the headquarter of the National


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Museums of State. Its importance lies in the vast and varied cultural heritage that its

showrooms and warehouses contain.

Ceramics, textiles, metals, organic and lithic material related to human remains preserved

with invaluable skills that surprise even the experts, making the legacy of our pre-Hispanic

past.

Objects of historical and artistic value, as well as photographic and bibliographic

documentaries give an idea of the colonial and republican periods. They all make out of this a

place of encounter with the history of Peru.

Dinner not include, (in option, dinner show with dances)

Return to your hotel

Night at your hotel

Day 3: LIMA – PARACAS - NAZCA

Early transfer to the bus terminal

Bus at 3h45 am to Paracas

Arrival in Paracas at approx 8h00am

Departure in boat and visit of the Ballestas Islands and Paracas chandelier, you will see

sea lions, pelicans, penguins and sea birds. We will also admire the "candle", a giant figure

on one side of the hill with the same style as the Nazca lines.

Visit of the Paracas Reserve with clear blue waters, beaches, steep cliffs, rock

formations carved by the sea and the wind is a place where water is mixed with sand

dunes, this protected area includes a sea where are living species such as sea lions,

penguins, dolphins and over 200 species of migratory birds including flamingos and Andean

condor.


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Tour in the natural reserve of Paracas

Lunch not included in Paracas

Moments free

Bus at 17h00 Paracas – Nazca

Arrival in Nazca at the end of the afternoon

Reception and transfer to your hotel

Dinner not included

Night at the hotel

Observation 1: duration of the travel Paracas – Nazca – approx. 4h

Observation 2: altitude of Nazca – approx 600m

Day 4: NAZCA - AREQUIPA

Breakfast

OPTIONAL: Flight over the Lines of Nazca: Transfer to the aerodrome of Nazca and

flight over the enigmatic lines of Nazca. Huge drawings which can only be seen from the sky.

These drawings represent different insects and animals, such as the Monkey, Colibri,

Condor, Lizard, Spider, Whale, but also the tree, the hands, the Astronaut and a number of

lines which cross all the plain of Nazca. Yet we don’t known for certain how they were made.

According to one theory, scientists think that the lines are a Great Astronomical Calendar

representing the constellations. The pilot of the plane will give us a brief explanation.

Visit of the complex of Cahuachi

Cahuachi is one of the biggest complexes of pyramids

and places built during the pre Hispanic period. It has a

surface of 24km².

It was the capital of the political and religious power of

the governors of the culture of Nazca which organized

the population of the valleys from Ica to Acari for the

construction of huge works like Cahuachi or the well

known lines of Nazca.

The place chosen for Cahuachi by the antiques Nazca is strategic. They built the city on arid

hills, closet the valley and cultivates areas, and the river who gives water, all year long, unusual

characteristic of the rivers of the Peruvian coast.

From Cahuachi - climbing to the valley of the river Nazca - it is easy to join the highest parts of


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the Andes, in the department of Ayacucho. There, they could provide themselves of abundant

alpaca and vicuna wool that they used to make the prodigious and wove fine textiles, gaining

everybody’s admiration, including ours today.

The pyramids of Cahuachi were built one close to the other leant on small hills following the bank

of the valley and the desert. In total, the constructions are scattered within an area of 24km2.

In all the valley of Nazca, Cahuachi is the only known example of monumental architecture for

the period in which they were used: 200 BC. to 450 AC. Broadly, the architectural planning of

the pyramids is an overlapping platform base (pyramid) that serves as support for places,

courtyards, corridors, stairways, ramps and rooms, guiding visitors on a route that goes from the

outside to the inside, from the bottom to the top and from the public (open) to the private

(restricted).

Lunch

Visit of the Aquaducts of Cantalloc

About 2000 years ago, the people of Nazca developed

a system of underground aqueducts to irrigate the

dry parts of the valley that had no surface water.

Thus, the men of the culture of Nazca could fight the

prolonged drought in the valley of Nazca.

This irrigation-system is unique in Peru and maybe in

the world. Despite the years and the frequent

earthquakes in the area, there still exist over 30

underground channels in the Nazca region, which are

currently used by farmers in the valley. They seed mainly cotton, corn, beans and potatoes, as

well as a variety of fruits. They were made with stone slabs and trunks of “huarango” to capture

underground waters. They called "puquios" the ventilation shafts leading down to underground in

spiral allowing to obtain a better quality of water.

Dinner not included

Bus at 22h00 to Arequipa.

Observation 1 : Time of bus Nazca- Arequipa – 9 hours

Observation 2 : Altitude of Arequipa – 2400m

Day 5: LIMA – AREQUIPA - CHIVAY

Arrival in Arequipa at 6h-7h00 am

Reception at the bus terminal

Breakfast.

City tour: Visit traditional market of San Camilo, a unique experience where you can enjoy

the colors and variety of Andean products (foods, clothing, and elements from mystical

religious ceremonies etc.). Some of the purchased products can be used to prepare

meals...


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Visit the Monastery of Santa Catalina, the Cathedral, Company

Church and the Dome.

We visit the Yanahuara and Carmen Alto Lookouts

On the afternoon : Leave to the Colca canyon of Yanque (travel

time of 4hrs)

Arrival and welcome to Chivay.

Night in Chivay

Day 6: CROSS OF CONDOR – COLCA VALLEY

Early Breakfast

Early departure for the Cross of the Condor where we appreciate the depth of the canyon

and the flight of the condors within the confines of the Cabana.

Lunch in Chivay

Transfer to the community of Sibayo

Reception by the community

Installation in the houses

Visit of the old city of Sibayo

Dinner

Night in the community

Day 7: SIBAYO – PUNO - LLACHON

Early transfer to the Alpaca farm. We will visit an Alpaca farm located more than 4000m above the sea level. Farmers or

“llameros” will receive us. During the visit, they will explain us their society, management,

economy of the Alpacas and Llamas breeders. We will have the opportunity to observe

them in their daily work with the cattle.


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Breakfast at the farm

Return to Sibayo, visit of the handicraft house, demonstration of the confection made

with the Alpaca and Lamas wool.

Transfer to Llachon near Puno on Titicaca Lake

Arriving in Llachon, where the community members will welcome us to their houses

Installation in the houses

Dinner

Night in the houses of the inhabitants.

Observation 1: Altitude of Llachon – approx. 3800 m

Observation 2: duration of the travel aprox. 6h30

Day 8: LLACHÓN – TAQUILE - UROS

Breakfast

Trip in boat to Taquile

Visit of Taquile Island - we will be able to appreciate the inhabitants’ wonderful textiles and

their outstanding social organization of the island.

Lunch in Taquile

After lunch, we will start our descent of more than 550 steps to the harbour. We will be

able to appreciate the wonderful and impressive landscapes of the Titicaca Lake and the

Andes.


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After having travelled about 2h30 by boat, we will arrive to the Uros totora islands (“day”

in Aymara), where the inhabitants of Qhantati island (“dawn” in Aymara) will introduce

themselves.

The Uros will share with us their tales and legends and explain their culture.

Dinner

Night in the houses of the inhabitants on the islands.

Day 9: UROS - PUNO – RAQCHI

Breakfast

Return to Puno by boat

Travel to Raqchi in private car.

On our arrival at Raqchi, we will settle into the houses of our host families which are part

of the Association “Inca Roots”. We will study how these houses have been built from

volcanic rock, using a style of construction unique, not only in Peru, but in the whole in the

world.

We will then begin our ascent to the TUCALLANA LOOKOUT, from where we will be able to

admire the beauty of the Vilcanota valley, and a unique panorama of the archaeological complex

and farming community.

Afterwards, we will continue with a visit to the complex of Wiracocha temple, its enormous


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COLCAS (Inca deposits), their ceremonial springs and priest’s quarter. This complex was built in

the 15th century by the Inca Pachacuteq, in honour of Wiracocha, whose power would have been

made known from the eruption of the volcano Khimsashata.

After a delicious lunch, we will have the opportunity to visit a ceramic workshop in which we will

observe Andean techniques of ceramic manufacture, while each one of us will have a go at their

own ceramic and chat with the Raqchi people about their culture and customs. In the evening, the

Association will offer us a musical and dance show before going towards Cusco City.

Dinner

Night in the community

Day 10: RAQCHI – CUSCO

Breakfast

Then, we will begin our amazing day of pilgrimage

towards the Apu Khimsashata (3800 m) in pursuit of

the valuable sand that allows us to prepare ceramics.

During our tour, each time we will stop, we will take

time to enjoy the amazing Andean landscapes.

After having reached the volcanic sand quarry, the

Andean priest will make an offering to the Apu

Khimsashata, as a form of exchange and thanks

through which each visitor will later on be able to

extract sand for their ceramic.

We will then begin our descent to the community. During our walk we will appreciate the volcanic

landscape with its unique flora and fauna, which in some cases can only be observed above 1000 m

altitude. During this descent, will see the INCA CANAL, the IMPERIAL INCA TRAIL, and the

TAMBO (shelter) of CHASKI RAQAY where the soldiers slept before entering the sacred

Wiracocha Temple.

Farewell lunch in the Raqchi complex with all the members of the Association,

At the beginning of the afternoon, continuation of your travel to Cusco

Installation at the hotel

Dinner not included

Night at the hotel

Observation 1 : duration of travel Raqchi – Cusco approx. 4h

Observation 2 : Altitude of Cusco – approx 3350 m

Day 11: CITY TOUR CUSCO

Breakfast

City tour of Cusco

MUSEUM OF PRE-COLUMBIAN ART

The Museum of Pre-Columbian Art is dedicated to the art of the ancient cultures of Peru.

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welcoming parts of Cusco, la Plazoleta de las Nazarenas (the Little Plaza of the Nazarenas),

located one block from the main square. The history of the imperial city’s urban architecture is

synthesized in this extraordinary historical monument; from the portions of the still-standing

Incan wall to the balconies of the Republic, which open into the inside patio. The house served as

a seat of Santa Clara until the 17th Century when it was bought by Don Jerónimo Luís de Cabrera

and la Cerda, whose nobility can be still be seen in the shield of arms on the stone gateway. Its

pieces are famous icons of pre-Columbian art and have been exhibited in the most important

ceramic, gold and jewellery collections in the Peru’s ancient culture; its rooms teach us about

3000 years of archaeological splendour in our country including the unique and famous selection

of erotic pieces.

QORICANCHA

Later we will visit Qoricancha, a religious centre known as “the Temple of the Sun”. The

impressive engineering used in this construction and its fine finish clearly demonstrate the

mastery of Incan architecture.

CATHEDRAL

Religious colonial monument of extraordinary artistic value, where one can appreciate canvases

from the 17th Century, beautiful indigenous carvings, the exuberant choir, and main silver-

coated altar. Located in the Plaza de Armas, in what was once the palace of the Inca Wircocha

(Suntur Wasi), Cusco’s main cathedral was erected in 1560 and finished in 1654, having taken 132

years to build. In renaissance style, the cathedral occupies an area of 4000m2, and its floor,

with 3 naves and 10 side chapels, takes the shape of the Latin cross.


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Day 12: THE BELD OF PACHATUSAN: TIPON – PIKILLACTA – PISAQ

Breakfast

Pick up at the hotel

Visit to Tipón

According to the people of the area, this great open-

roofed temple, dedicated to water, corresponds to

the Wari (6-8thC), an important pre-Incan Empire

civilization. Experts will recognize many elements of

this culture which was later assimilated to the Inca

Empire. In Tipón the main protagonist is water. There

Nowadays, Cusco’s cathedral has 11 chapels, 1 sacristy, 1 meeting room, 7 altar pieces, 1 bass

choir integrally carved from Cusqueñan cedar, and contains more than 300 paintings and

different carving and sculptures inside.

SACSAYHUAMAN

Located 3km from the city of Cusco, this impressive fortress is made of monumental stones

weighing up to 12 tons, and using remarkable architectural techniques.

Dinner not included

Overnight stay at your hotel


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are terraces but seemingly they were not used for intensive agriculture. We can also appreciate

smaller constructions: bedrooms, a giant kiln, and aqueducts that stretch for kilometres and

bring water from a high mountain lake. A lot of silence, wind and majestic landscapes, and the

sound of waterfalls, frame this very special site.

PIKILLAQTA

Visit of the pre-Inca town

Twelve kilometres from Tipón, the archaeological reserve of Pikillaqta (3350 m) is a combination

of pre-Hispanic constructions and was strangely baptized with the Quechua name meaning

“village of fleas” towards the end of colonial time. The reason for this denomination is unknown,

and we don’t know the original name either.

Pikillaqta was originally a satellite city of the Wari, who,

with great mastery, learnt the feats of the Nazca and

Tiahuanaco cultures.

After an unavoidable debacle, the Wari were replaced by

the Chancas,

tough people that

had to face the

emerging Inca

Empire. They were

finally defeated. Since then, the people of the

Tawantinsuyo took over the city that was inhabited by

“mitimaes” at that time.

In this complex, a number of Wari constructions still

exist. More than 700 buildings, 200 patios, and several

houses of up to 3 levels are still visible. They are distributed in blocks and straight streets. It is

thought that at its height, the town of Pikillaqta was inhabited by around 10,000 people.

Westwards, we can admire the impressive gate of Rumicollqa, where visitors used to make an

offering they had prepared throughout their lives, because the “village of fleas”, was something

like a waiting room for the capital of the empire.

Lunch in Pisaq

Visit of Pisaq - This great archaeological complex is located in the P´isaq district, Calca

province, 33km to the West of Cusco. The Spanish word “Pisaq”, is derived from the Quechua

“p`isaqa”, “gallinacean”, a bird that is very common in the area, and very similar to the

partridge or lluthu. According to one theory, the Inca city of P’isaq takes the form of this

bird, which was a tutelary deity of the tribe that lived in the region before the Incas.

At first glance, surprise is inevitable. Later another sensation emerges: a deep respect for the


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creators of these 100-year-old buildings which are silent witnesses of the greatness of an

empire.

The beauty of its walls made out of great blocks of polished stones with an extraordinary

symmetry puzzles the visitors. P’isaq is composed of a combination of constructions such as

houses, aqueducts, trails, bridges, a cemetery, walls and huge areas of great platforms.

Continuation to Chinchero

Dinner not included

Over night at Chinchero

Day 13: THE ROAD OF THE INCA KNOWLEDGE: CHECOQ – MARAS - MORAY

Breakfast

Visit of Checoq

The site of Cheqoq is challenging in more than one way. You will find stairs, platforms,

rectangular buildings with roofs that may be covered with thatch, or “ichu” straw and which

seem to be mainly warehouses or more precisely, Inca refrigerators.

Traditionally, “qolqas” Colcas or warehouses are intended primarily to maintain food reserves in

optimal conditions, outside, in cool places. Further studies show that they were put in a way that

doors or windows are oriented to the coldest direction, capturing the coolest winds or icy nights.

But here, additional elements appear: first the inner leads can capture fresh wind currents, but

sometimes, the air is not the only way to control the refrigeration. It seems that there is a

humidity and temperature control.

A drain system is clearly identifiable at the doorway. The engineers have melted the combined

effects of water and air in certain conduits to generate a real circuit in thermoregulation just as

refrigerators work today. The cool wind funneled through conduits affects the water

temperature and vice versa, maintaining a balance also transmitted to the stone and earth, and

finally to room or storage areas for food and other items to keep.

After visiting the town, we will watch Chinchero’s inhabitants dye the wool with native plants and

weave it according to the traditional techniques from the pre-Inca period.

Visit of the archaeological complex of Moray

This is a unique archaeological complex with giant natural holes on the surface of the land that

were used to build agricultural terraces or platforms with their respective irrigation canals.

There is an average difference of 15°C between the highest and the lowest level of the site,

some 30m depth. In these formations, nature has created an environment, conditions, and

microclimates, which men created nowadays thanks to greenhouses.


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Moray, thanks to its climatic conditions and other

characteristics, was an important centre for the

domestication, aclimatisation, and hibridisation of wild

vegetable species that were modified or adapted to human

consumption. It is a greenhouse prototype, or experimental

biological station, rather advanced for its times. In the past,

it helped the American people bring 60% of the vegetable

products that it consumes to mankind; it helped the Andean

man consume 1500 different types of potato, 150 varieties of

corn, and many other products.

Visit of Maras

The salt mines of Maras have existed since the pre-Incan era. They date back to a time in which

salt was highly valued, and rationed accordingly. Salt was very important for Peru. Even though it

did not represent wealth in its strict sense, it constituted a power factor. It was a form of

payment to the State, a gift, an offering at a time in which the preservation of food - meat,

fish, shellfish - was practically impossible without adequate salting.

This can be seen in the village of Maras where the most important inhabitants illustrated their

weight in society by the opulence of the entrance ways in their houses, which still have the name

of the families that built them.

The salt mines are located in an unexpected and surprising

place. Hundreds of salt-retention pools were erected over the

sides of the mountain, hanging in a little gorge that flows over

the Sacred Valley of the Incas.

The salt gets to the gorge via a river that comes out to the

left of the gorge. Big quantities of salt mass are at the core

of the mountain. According to local inhabitants, there has

already been some research on the origin and volume of the

salt, however, none was successful. Slowly the salt dissolves in the water which comes to the

surface.

Following this, the saturated water is drained through an infinite number of small canals, to pools


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in which centimetres of solar-heated water evaporates to let the salt deep down; the

evaporation generates the star-shaped formation of the salt. The families which work with each

pool spend all day bent-down with their feet soaked in the salt water. Then, with little boards,

they begin to scrub the salt stuck at the bottom of the pools. They make piles which are dried

before packing the salt to lift it onto a man’s back and to be carried to one of the 6 deposits

where they weigh the bags.

Nowadays, this work remains an exhausting task from another time that produces little money

for a product that exists in quantity and is commonly imported.

Lunch in Urubamba

Visit to Ollantaytambo, the last living Inca village - Located 80km north-east of Cusco and

40km from Machu Picchu by train, Ollantaytambo village is situated at 2792masl in

Urubamba province.

In Inca times, the tampus were the living quarters which could accommodate thousands of people

thanks to their gigantic granaries, their very well developed road networks and astronomic

observatories. They were also characterized by their proximity to Cusco being located on the

Inca Empire’s main road, which allowed the travellers to have a rest while going to important

places like the Machu Picchu sanctuary.

Each one of this tampus or tambos owed its name to an important person in the Empire. In this

way, Paucar’s tambo was Paucartambo and Ollanta’s, Ollantaytambo. This one is quite singular

thanks to its strategic location.

This Inca village has some characteristics proving that members from the upper class used to

live here. Only Cusco and Ollantaytambo are built according to this model: whether at the

highest part of the town (on the mountain side) or in the valley, the architecture is the same and

differs from the others Inca architectonic complex. The residential district is composed of

carved-stone walls and trapezoid-shape doors. Along the straight roads, the water flows in some

perfectly designed canals.

Ollantaytambo also keeps the secret of two famous legends: the first one tells that gods’

messenger, the Tunupa, arrived in the village - a long time before the Inca Empire’s creation -

disguised as an old man in rags. The inhabitants and in particular, the Curaca (chief) of the


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village, accommodated him with all the honours. In order to thank him, Tunupa offered him the

stick he walked with. According to the legend, it turned into gold when the Curaca’s son was

born. This first child, called Manco Capac, went out of Ollantaytambo brandishing it. After

sticking it in a mountain close to Cusco (Huanacauri), he decided to build the Inca Empire and to

found its capital at this very place.

The second legend tells that an Empire’s general fell in love

with the Inca Pachacutec’s daughter and he decided to

kidnap her in order to marry her. From this general’s name,

Ollanta, comes the name of the town.

Dinner not included

Night in Ollantaytambo

Observation 1: Altitude approx Ollantaytambo – 2800 m

Day 14: VISIT TO MACHUPICCHU

Breakfast at the hotel

Early in the morning, we will take the train to Aguas calientes

On our arrival, we will head up to Machupicchu city by bus.

The impressive and colossal citadel of Machu Picchu is one of the most important tourist

attractions in Cusco. 400 years hidden by the mountains and tropical jungle, it was rediscovered

in 1911 by the explorer Hiram Bingham.

Machu Picchu was a cultural and astronomical observation centre, whilst also a private refuge for

the Inca Pachacutec. It is made up of 2 large areas, one agricultural, and another urban one,

where its temples, squares, and royal mausoleums stand out for the exquisite perfection of their

construction.

Lunch in Aguas Calientes not included

Return to Ollantaytambo by train, then to Cusco.

Installation at your hotel

Dinner not included

Night at the hotel

Day 15: CUSCO – LIMA

Breakfast

Transfer to the Cusco airport.

Flight Cuzco – Lima.


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Reception on your arrival

Then we will start our City Tour with the Colonial Lima - We will visit the Historical

Centre of Lima, declared Cultural Legacy of Humanity by the UNESCO in 1991, where the

centre of the Spanish colony was found in the XVI century and built its first edifications.

Central Place - Scenario of the Spanish founding of Lima by Francisco Pizarro, it has

served as a framework for some of the most important events in Peru’s history. It was

originally surrounded by small shops. It was also used as a bullring and a place of

execution of those convicted by the Inquisition tribunal. Later, a stack of bronze (1651)

was placed in its center, and it still adorns it today. Peru’s Act of Independence was

proclaimed here in 1821. On its sides, we can see the Government Palace (north), the

Cathedral and the Archbishop's Palace (east) and the Municipality of Lima (west).

The Cathedral of Lima - Built in 1625 in Baroque and Renaissance style and rebuilt after

the earthquake of 1940, it is a true example of colonial art at the time. While its façade

is relatively austere, it has splendid altars inside “Churrigueresques”, a beautiful carved

wooden choir stall and an altar covered in gold leaf and an admirable collection of

paintings and sculptures from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.

The station of the “Abandoned” among others.

Church of San Francisco – This beautiful colonial architectural complex consists of the

church and the convent of San Francisco and the chapels of “El Milagro” and “La Soledad”.

Built in the seventeenth century, its cloisters and courtyards are decorated with tiles

from Seville and it has a spectacular library. It houses the Museum of Religious Art and

the Zurbarán Room. The basilica is built on a network of underground galleries and

catacombs that served as a cemetery during colonial times and can now be visited by the

public.

Walk in the street “jirón de la unión”, pedestrian street of the centre of Lima

Lunch

We will know San Martín place, its balconies and old houses.


T: 51+ 84 233952


T: 51 +74 221282


Transfer to the airport, depending on the time of your international flight.

END OF THE SERVICES

SERVICES AND COMFORT

INCLUDED Private transportation service

Official Tourist Guide

Entrance to all the mentioned sites

Meals: breakfast, 9 Lunches, 1 lunch box, 4 dinners.

10 nights in hotel+ 4 nights in communities (Sibayo, Llachon, Uros, Raqchi)

Bus to Machu Picchu.

Backpacker train Ollantaytambo- Aguas Calientes – Ollantaytambo

Private boat on the Titicaca lake

Buses Lima - Paracas – Nazca - Arequipa

NO

INCLUDED

Meals not mentioned on your itinerary.

Tips for tour Guide, stuff, drivers, restaurants etc.

Extra drinks.

Not mentioned services etc.

National flight Cusco - Lima

RECOMENDED Camera, full battery

Clothing, for cold, hot, rain, changeable weather, gloves for cold, hat for cold

Small backpack

Extra money for your own expenses.

Sun glasses, mosquitoes repellent, sun cream, Personal Medicines, Sun hat,

Flash lights, Sandals, boots for walking

CUSCO Tel : (00-51-84) -233952

LAMBAYEQUE Tel : (00-51-74) -221282

Cel.: (00-51- 74) 978163131 / RPM *510276

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