07:00 to 07:45 hrs. Hotel pick up.
09:00 hrs. First part Qorikancha or Temple of the Sun, beginning of the Inti Raymi tour with the ceremony called "Salute to the Sun". In this area the first rituals are performed where you will have access to the tribune of the esplanade of the Qorikancha.
11:00 hrs. Second part of the Main Square of Cusco, is the second point of celebration of Inti Raymi. Here takes place the ceremony "Meeting of the times and ceremony of the coca leaf", where the Inca and his entourage gather in the great Ushnu or ceremonial stage. This staging is mostly visualized standing up. Duration approx. 1 hour.
13:30 hrs. Third Part Esplanade of Sacsayhuaman, is the third epicenter of the Inti Raymi and the central ceremony.
The most important festival of the Inca Empire to worship the Sun God, the source of life. Thanks were offered for the year's harvest and worships were made for good weather and the following year's crops.
The festival features groups of musicians and dancers representing the different Inca sectors who are dressed in distinctive clothing of their sector. Acllas or virgin women pour flowers before the Inca makes his arrival to the main balcony accompanied by his Coya and his court, dressed in traditional costumes decorated with gold and singing songs, spiritual rituals and worship.
Cold Lunch or Box Lunch, in the afternoon return to Cusco.
Time of culmination 16:30 hrs.
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