To start with this beautiful theme, Cusco city is magical and full of everything that you cannot imagine that you can find. Cusco is a treasure, and there will never be enough words to describe it and you will fall in love with this amazing town where the Incas founded their empire.
When you arrive in Cusco, it is a must to have the most experienced tour human equipment to make you live from its beginning, a more than pleasant stay; full of the best suggestions and attention that you never expect to find. View Peru & Signatures offers that. To start in the same city, you can explore beautiful streets full of history and culture, as well as its bohemian neighborhood of San Blas, without forgetting to visit genuine places such as the San Pedro market that is a gift of colors and flavors.
But going outside there are a lot of incredible places. Let’s begin to mention some of them:
Start off with a beautiful hike to Lares. a not-very-hard walk full of incredible landscapes, hidden towns, children through the mountains, beautiful lagoons and the best views you can imagine. All of this is accompanied with the very best camp team that will take you to a memorable trip
The southern valley of Cuzco
Known for combining beautiful natural landscapes, Inca architecture in Tipon, pre architecture, Inca Wari in Pikillacta, visit Andahuaylillas its beautiful chapel, known as the “Sistine Chapel of America”; without forgetting the tasty gastronomy that can be tasted in Saylla, Huasao.
Sacred Valley of the Incas
The Sacred Valley lodges beautiful traditional Andean towns; In them you can find ancient Inca settlements. This incredible and beautiful valley is recognized all around the world. As CNN says. – The 70-mile narrow strip of land, in the Peruvian Andes, that runs roughly from the old imperial capital of Cusco to the enigmatic citadel of Machu Picchu remains a place of eerie natural beauty.
Against a backdrop of snow-capped peaks, the fertile river valley winds below steep forests and ancient agricultural terraces while the mountain light at dusk gives the landscape an otherworldly glow.
Pisac town and ruins
Pisac is one of the most vibrant villages in the Sacred Valley. They do have its handicraft market in its main square, under centennial trees, on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays there are craft fairs that are very popular for the diverse and colorful textiles and decorative ceramics offered there
After Machu Picchu, without exaggerating, Pisac Ruins was one of the most photogenic places we’ve visited in Peru. In the lower third of this hill there are about twenty Inca terraces, the paved road enters through there in the ravine; this group of terraces is called Chaka Chimpa which means “on the other side of the bridge”; in the upper third of the hill there is a natural formation with a human figure that looks like a peasant woman with a montera and a bundle on her back. Also, we cannot stop mentioning the Artisan bread from the Pisac oven. The smell of this bread attracts national and Cusco tourists. Eulogio Pillco has been dedicated to this profession for 30 years following the tradition of this father
Inkariy Museum
The Inkariy museum is conceived to show in a single place the main pre-Hispanic cultures of Peru, where the development of the ancient Peruvian settlers is recreated. An interesting aspect of the Inkariy Museum is its 360-degree approach. The museographic proposal proposes an exhibition tour throughout 5000 years of history through images, ceramic replicas, infographics, models and dioramas distributed in nine rooms related to the ancestral cultures of Caral, Chavín, Paracas, Moche, Nasca, Wari, Lambayeque, Chimú and Inca. 5 6
The idea of the museum arose in 2002 as an initiative of the Mérida family – children and grandchildren of the artist Edilberto Mérida – with the aim of highlighting the history of the main original cultures of Peru.
Four lagoons
Four of the most beautiful lagoons in the Peruvian Andes are Pomacanchi; Acopia; Mishk’igocha (Sweet lagoon) and P’osqoqocha (Malodorous lagoon). Let you enchanted for this spectacular natural wonder in the Andes; here also you will enjoy the abundance of Andean fauna and daily activities if the local people
The Circuit of the Four Lakes is located in the province of Acomayo, in the district of Pomacanchi are these famous lagoons, at a distance of 107 km from the city of Cusco (2 hours by car); a tourist circuit has been created that allows to appreciate the four lagoons, this initiative is thanks to the joint effort of some 40 communities in the area, which offer the service of guidance, lodging and food.
Pallay Punchu Apu Mountain
The new rainbow mountain; this new natural attraction according to various investigations done at the site, the multi-colored hues of the mountain resemble the ponchos used in Peru. The poncho is both an ancestral and contemporary item of clothing, which crosses borders and time.
This amazing place is located in the Andes of Peru, region and Canas province, at 4,791 meters above sea level, an area of considerable elevation. It belongs to the Layo district who calls it the ‘Pallay Punchu del Apu Tacllo’.
Three canyons
Discover the magic and mystery of the Three Canyons of Suykutambo. These wonders of nature are monumental rock formations of volcanic origin that give the appearance of endless and mysterious stone forests. The hills and vertical cliffs are over 130 meters has impressive geological formations of volcanic
Three Canyons of Suykutambo is located in the district of Suykutambo, province of Espinar, 241 km from Cusco region.
This special site is a geological complex located in the district of Suykutambo, Espinar province
Clearly it is impossible not to mention the already famous town of Chinchero with its world-renowned fabrics; the Salt mines of Maras and the Moray Aqueduct. The Inca fortress of Ollantaytanto and believe me, much more
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