the cusco city tour
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The Cusco City Tour by The Luxury Peru Travel Company. Half Day English & Spanish (Other Languages on request). Start 08:45 and 13:45 - 365 Days a YearTRANSCRIPT
The Cusco City Tour
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Cusco Cathedral
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Our first stop will be to visit Cusco Cathedral, considered one of the finest Colonial Cathedrals in the Americas. Building started in 1560 and was declared completed in 1664. The Cathedral’s design has a Latin - Cross base and the facade is of an Ornamental Renaissance style. The Cathedral boasts fine Colonial Goldwork and Wood Carving.
Cusco Cathedral
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Coricancha – Inca Temple of the Sun
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Our second stop is to visit Coricancha, once the most important Temple in the entire Inca Empire. The walls and floors were covered in sheets of solid gold, and the courtyard was filled with golden statues. Spanish reports tell of opulence that was 'fabulous beyond belief'. The Church of Santo Domingo was built on the site, using the ruined foundations of the Temple and is a fine example of where Inca stonework has been incorporated into the structure of a colonial building.
Coricancha – Inca Temple
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Coricancha – Colonial Interior
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Coricancha – Inca Art
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Sacsayhuaman – Vast Inca Fortress
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We then visit one of the most important Inca sites in South America the enormous Fortress of Sacsayhuamán Its construction took over seven decades and required the work of 20,000 men approximately, both for the foundations and hewn stone works, the transportation of materials, carving and stones setting.
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Tambomachay
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We then progress onto visit the Inca ruins of Tambomachay. This was an Inca sanctuary dedicated to the cult of water, a place reserved for Inca Royalty. Consisting of a group of walls that are united by stairs, there are springs that cascade to a pool through several channels. The waterfalls in these ruins form part of a terrace to the second wall where the drainage cascades to the first and forms a small pool.
Puca Pucara
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We then proceed on to visit Puca Pucara (Quechua for red fortress). This is an Inca archaeological site located again on the peak of a hill and is thought to be a military position and an administrative centre. Due to its proximity to Tambomachay, it is believed to have had a relationship with its defense.
Qenko
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Finally we visit Qenko, a sanctuary dedicated to the adoration of animals that consists of ruins formed by a rocky site with stairs in a zigzag, and a main building similar to a circular amphitheatre where 19 window sills are located as a way of seats.
The Cusco City Tour
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Half Day Tour Private or Small Group English or Spanish Other Languages Available Starts 08:45 & 13:45 365 Days a Year