Itinerary
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Stop At: Iglesia Colonial de Chinchero, Plaza de Chinchero, S/N Centro Histórico, Chinchero 08651 Peru
This day we will visit the "Sacred Valley of the Incas" The tour starts at 07:00 AM in the morning, you will be picked up from the hotel to go to Chinchero, the archaeological site wich was an Inca temple, and then in the colony, it was built a catholic temple over this, , then we´ll visit the local town of Chinchero where you will have a demonstration of inka textiles, The local people still have the tradition to get textiles using Andean materials and alpaca wool.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Moray Valle Sagrado de los Incas, Maras 08655 Peru
Our next point will be Maras, crossing through very typical populations and beautiful landscapes that we’ll enjoy in our route. Maras is a picturesque village with pre-Hispanic, colonial and republican attractions. After that, you'll visit Moray, it is an archaeological site with terraces in natural gigantic holes that were used by the Incas as an agricultural experimentation center, those farming terraces were built with their respective irrigation canals, the largest hole has depth of 150 meters and the average platforms height is 1.80 m., between each.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Salineras de Maras, MRWW+G8W, Urubamba 08655, Peru
Then we’ll visit the Salineras: or "SALT MINES" consist of about 2000 small salt wells, which have been exploited since Inca times as a mean of economic exchange.
Duration: 40 minutes
Stop At: Urubamba Weavers' Route, Peru
Then we head to Urubamba where we will have a delicious buffet lunch
Duration: 40 minutes
Stop At: Archaeological Park Ollantaytambo, Ollantaytambo 08676 Peru
Then we will visit the fortress of Ollantaytambo, it would have been a Tambo or accommodation in the Incas time. It was named in honor of the Chief Ollanta, famous for his affair with an Inca princess, daughter of Pachacutec Inca. Ollantaytambo is the only city of the Incas in Peru which is still inhabited.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Pisac Market, Central Plaza Centro, Pisac 08105 Peru
Finally you will arrive to Pisac, where we will visit the famous market of crafts as well as the archaeological site of Pisac with picturesque terraces on the mountains.
You will be back in Cusco at 7 pm aproximately.
Duration: 1 hour