Cusco city Tour Koricancha and the 4 Ruins (Private Tour)
Get to know the city of Cusco and its surroundings in a private and half-day tour and know its main tourist attractions such as the famous temple of the Coricancha, Sacsayhuaman, Qenqo Pukapukara and Tambomachay
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Pass By: Qorikancha, Plazoleta de Santo Domingo, Cusco Peru
For this tour, we will pick you up from your hotel at 8:30 a.m. for the morning tour and for the afternoon tour at 1:00 p.m.
The first place to visit will be the famous temple of Koricancha, which is located in the center of the city, this archaeological complex shows forty percent of the best architecture used by the Incas for their religious centers, here we will see temples dedicated to the sun, the moon, the stars, the ray, the rainbow and the water.
Sacseyhuaman is one of the temples built to the northwest of the city, in this place we will see the megalithic work built by the Inca culture dedicated to lightning, in this place we will see the biggest stone that weighs about 120 tons, says the chronicles that this place It was built by Pachacutec the ninth ruler in approximately 50 years and 20 thousand men were employed for its construction.
Qenqo was a temple dedicated to the pachamama (mother earth), in this cave the Incas carried out the process of mummification of their ancestors.
Puka pukara was a tambo (place of rest) that was used by travelers but was also used as control for people who came from the sacred valley to the city of Cusco.
Tambomachay is the place to visit in this tour, this place in the Inca was a ceremonial center dedicated to the worship of water, these ceremonial sources were used to take purification baths for people who came from the Sacred Valley to Cusco.
Duration:5 hours
Commences in:Cusco, Peru
Country:Peru
City:Cusco Region
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