SOUTHERN PERU:
Cusco:
Cusco City
Sacsayhuaman, Kenko and Tambo Machay
The Sacred Valley
Aguas Calientes (Machu Picchu village)
Machu Picchu (The Site)
Inca Trail
Treks around Cusco
Manu Reserve (Jungle)
Tambopata Reserve (Jungle)
Salkantay
Choquequirao
Lares
Ausengate
Rafting
San Blas
Cusco, the Navel of the World
Inca walls, colorful costumes, churches built on top of palaces, citadels lost in the
Andean heights, legendary roads -all the beauty of a glorious past that enfolds the visitor
who arrives in Cusco , the sacred city of the Incas and archaeological capital of the
Americas. Ever since US archaeologist Hiram Bingham discovered the citadel of Machu Pichu
for the world, Cusco has fired the imagination of thousands of travelers from all over the
world who venture down the Inca Trail every year headed for the summit of one of the world's
most extraordinary monuments.
The city of Cusco , however, features many other attractions which by
themselves would be enough to attract visitors: the main square, which the Incas called
Huacaypata, the artisans quarter of San Blas, the Convent of Santo Domingo, built on top of
the Temple of the Sun or Korikancha , the palaces of the Inca and his court, part of a long
list of archaeological wonders.
There are also several circuits on the outskirts of Cusco ,
which usually include the imposing ruins of Sacsayhuaman or Tambomachay . Visitors can also
take part in all kinds of adven ture sports and participate i n the most spectacular
religious festivals on the continent. Celebrations in Cusco include Qoyllur Rit´i ,
which is held at 4,000 m.a.s.l., the Corpus Christi procession and the famous Inti
Raymi spectacle.
With its bustling nightlife, Cusco is also a magical city of dizzying
excitement. Together with its rich archa eological legacy which is to be found on practically
every street corner, its cultural scene makes Cusco , the sacred city of the Incas, the most
spectacular destination in the Americas.
