Know Cusco

Take this connoisseur’s Tour of Cusco ( all-in-one.), and you’ll see all the various aspects of Cusco during this very agreeable 7 hour extravaganza. It would be our great pleasure to show you around. You will get to know our great city, and have a wonderful time.

Our fascinating route includes each of the 4 most important parts of the Imperial City: the modern Cusco, the ancient Cusco( including the old Incan neighborhood in the center of Cusco and Sacsayhuaman), the San Blas neighborhood, and Temple of the Sun ( Koricancha.)

We will start out in the WAKAYPATA Plaza, in the center of town. In 1532, this was where the Spanish conquistadors began their invasion. On May 18,1781, it was the place where the freedom fighter, Tupac Amaru, was savagely dismembered by 4 horses, after his family was tortured to death before his eyes. More recently, it was the site of a Gloria Estefan video shoot.

As we walk around the ancient city, we will come upon Incan walls that are over 800 years old. We will visit the old main plaza, see the 7 principle churches, and arrive at the San Pedro market.
 

 

From there it is on to the Incan Temple of the Sun, the Koricancha. It tells a tragic story of how, through the hard times, the temples of the gods of nature have been converted into museums by the Church. Now it is monument celebrating the fabulous accomplishments of an extinct race.

After the Koricancha, we will go up on PucaOrcco Mtn., to visit the incredible archeological sites of Tambomachay ,Puca Pucara. And Qenqo, Then it is back into town where we will have lunch in the historic San Blas neighborhood. In San Blas we will see Cusco from a different perspective, and have time to discuss various Peruvian specialties.

We can walk along the old streets of San Blas, and you will hear of some of her legends. San Blas is also known as the artists’ neighborhood. Finally we will arrive at Wakaypata where the Cathedral of Cusco is located. This architectural jewel, along with the nearby Church of the Society of Jesus, reflect the colonial past of Cusco, built upon Incan foundations.

We propose to show you that it is not a cliche to say that Imperial City of the Incas is still here for you to see clearly. This is where our origins are, and how our history has been formed. Perhaps in this way we will be enlightened as to how the future will take shape here in the 21st century.