City Tour Half Day

High season: Whole year.
Duration: Five hours.
Life in old Cusco revolves around its´ big Plaza, paved with stones and
covered with sea sand to avoid accidents in the rainy seasons. It is
divided in two sectors by the river Saphi. The sector called Wakaypata
is the ceremonial sector and shows the traditions. Wakaypata, the crying
sector, is where the political and religious ceremonies of Tahuantisuyo
happen. The other half of the Plaza was the Kusipata, sector of
happiness, because there, after the big ceremonies, the population came
together to bring the celebrations to an end, to eat and to drink. In
the middle of these sectors was high platform known as Usnu from where
the Incas, priests and other officials talked to the people.
BOOK THIS TOUR
ITINERARY:
This tourist trip lasts half a day. We will pick you
up at the hotel at about 1.30 pm. The groups will first visit the centre
of Cusco, having company of a professional guide. First he will present
the Cathedral (build in a Baroque style and having paintings of the
Cusqueña school) and the temple of Qoricancha, more known as the gold
covered temple (A place which we will appreciate in all its enchantment,
the temple of the Thunderclap, Ray, Lightning, Rainbow, Stars and the
temple of Santo Domingo). These attractions are important in a time of
constant cultural development in architecture, religion and policy,
started in the colonial time.
In the higher part of Cusco, we will visit the fortress of Sacsayhuaman,
where we will observe an Inca construction style that will leave us out
of breath. Sacsayhuaman, representing the head of a Puma (imaginary), is
together with the city of Cusco the body of the Andean God Felino. Later
we will visit the archeologic place of Qengo (known as Labyrinth), after
which another tourist attraction will be visited called Pucapucara and
at last we will go to the archeological site Tambomachay, a place much
visited and appreciated because of its´ enormous tourist potential that
lasts and preserves a mystery left by our ancestors. Finally we will
return to Cusco around 6:30 p.m.
Private service City Tour
Included:
• Private tourist transport
• Professional guide in English or Spanish
• Boleto turístico (BTG) for entrance to the 4 archeologic complexes
• Entrance to the Cathedral and Qoricancha (Temple of the sun)
Group service City Tour
Included:
• Tourist Bus Cusco / Hotel / Cusco
• Professional guide in English or Spanish
• Boleto Turístico (BTG), for visiting the archeological sites
• Entrance to the Cathedral and Qoricancha (Temple of the sun)**
NOTE:
The PRIVATE SERVICE, to the Sacred Valley of the Incas and the City Tour
is included in the Boleto Turístico "BTG" which permits one to visit
both important circuits in the city of Cusco.
When acquiring the Boleto Turístico, the client has a limited period for
using, being maximum 10 days.
The GROUP SERVICE (Pool), to the Sacred Valley of the Incas and the City
Tour, are organized according to the indicated prices.
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