Chonta Condor Watching Tarawasi and Quillarumiyuc FullDay Tour from Cusco

Chonta Condor Watching Tarawasi and Quillarumiyuc FullDay Tour from Cusco

Observe the condors flying in their natural habitat in Cusco. The best option to observe the condors closer to Cusco city is in Chonta Town by Limatambo Valley in the Apurimac Canyon. Enjoy also the view of the other side of Cuscoby visiting Quillarumiyuc, the moon temple and Tarawasi, another ceremonial place during the Inca times.

Itinerary
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Pass By: Machupicchu Latin America, Urb. Kennedy B Lote D-7 Wanchaq, Cusco 084 Peru

Located in cusco

Stop At: El Mirador de Los Condores Cusco, A, Limatambo 08471 Peru

In Limatambo (distric of Cusco) is located the Chonta Canyon where we can observe the Andean Condors.

Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Stop At: Tarawasi, Limatambo, Cusco 08641 Peru

This archaeological center is located in the district of Limatambo, one hour and 40 minutes by car northwest of Cusco. In the Inca period, this temple had the purpose of being a ceremonial center located at the beginning of Chinchaysuyo. There is also a stone altar ("usnu"), agricultural platforms with their respective source and irrigation channel, there are walls and trapezoidal niches the size of a person. Finally, it is said that it would have been built in order to establish a Tambo of rest, in the way towards the zone of the Chinchaysuyo (oriente).

For the Incas the condor or Apu Kuntur was a "Messenger of the Gods" who flew to the upper level of the religious world (the Hanan Pacha) to take the prayers to the gods. It is the union between Hanan Pacha (sky) and Kay Pacha (earth).

The condor symbolized strength, intelligence and exaltation or exaltation. It was an animal respected by all those who lived in the Andes, since it not only brought good and bad omens, but also was responsible for the Sun to leave every morning, because with his energy he was able to take the star and elevate it on the mountains beginning the life cycle

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Sitio Arqueológico de Killarumiyoc, 08635, Peru

Moonstone Temple (Killarumiyuc, in Quechua) located in Ancahuasi district.

Duration: 30 minutes