WHERE TO GO IN CUSCO

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San Blas Neighborhood:

In this area you find the artisans and craft shops in the middle of streets and old houses built on foundations dating back to the time of the Incas. It has the oldest parish in the city, built in 1563.

Also, you can find the famous street Hatun Tumiyuq, which connects this district with the Plaza de Armas.

Machu Picchu:

It is an ancient Andean town built on the rocky promontory that links the Machu Picchu and Huayna Picchu mountains, in the Central Cordillera. It has a height of 2,490 meters of altitude.

It is considered Historical Sanctuary of Peru, as one of the most impressive works of architecture and engineering that the Inca people left. It was also declared one of the New Seven Wonders of the World in 2007. It is part of the province of Urubamba.

In Machu Picchu there are two areas that separate the city from the agricultural area. The urban area has 18 buildings and here you find the Temple of the Sun, the Royal Residence, the Grupo de los Morteros which was where the Acllahuasi house of the chosen women were; and the Sacred Plaza, among others where there are water fountains, stables, stairs, patios and workshops.

Sacsayhuamán:

It is a ceremonial fortress built by the Incas which is located north of Cusco. It is the largest architectural work made by the Incas. It is the beginning of the layout of the city, where the "head of the Puma" is located.

It was built to perform rituals in honor of Inti, the Sun God, and even today is where every winter solstice marks the Inti Raymi, where this ancient tradition takes place with music, dance and costumes.

Camino del Inca:

It is the name of the route between the city of Cusco to Machu Picchu, but only accounts for a small part of the network of roads built by the Inca Empire, throughout its territory. Some of them even connected Peru with Ecuador, Colombia, Bolivia, Argentina and Chile.

Getting to Machu Picchu takes between 3-4 days and you must pass through an area of high altitude named the Huarmihuañusca Paso which is 4,200 meters high, until you reach the citadel through the Puerta del Sol.