Traditional Sacred Valley

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This tourist circuit is recommended for all public in general, it is considered an easy level circuit, it has all the facilities of access and necessary services in the tour. During the tour we will visit the main archaeological centers of the Sacred Valley of the Incas located on the edge of the Vilcanota River.

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ITINERARY OF THE TOUR

This tour begins with the respective pick up from the hotel between 07:30 hrs to 07:40 hrs to start our tour. We will travel for 35 minutes to reach the first point of visit Pisaq.

We will visit the archaeological center of PISAQ which is located in the upper part of the district with the same name, This place is one of the best preserved and most impressive archaeological sites, with multiple sectors and functions, a legacy of the past and men who knew how to live with their environment without destroying it, a place where one side of the mountain became an agricultural center. It also functioned as a ceremonial center where we will even get to see an Intihuatana, an astronomical observatory, where the solstices and equinoxes were measured in addition to the important times for cultivation. We will also visit the handicraft market located in the surroundings of the main square.

Continuing with our tour we will go to our second point of visit, URUBAMBA where we will have a buffet lunch. After lunch we will go to OLLANTAYTAMBO, known as ''the last living Inca town'' for still maintaining the foundations of the Inca constructions, the archaeological center of ollantaytambo and surroundings fulfilled different functions for its strategic location as religious, administrative, urban, and agricultural.

Returning to the city of Cusco we will visit CHINCHERO characterized by its archaeological center of Inca period characterized with different enclosures and terraces for agriculture. Chinchero is also characterized by its imposing church which houses works of colonial art. We can also visit one of the textile interpretation centers where we can observe the whole process of wool production and different handicraft products. Finally we will return to the city of Cusco ending our tour in the main square or agreed point.