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| Title: |
CHINCHERO |
| Interest: |
Culture, Family |
| Destinations: |
Cusco, Valle Sagrado de Los Incas, Poblado de Chinchero |
| Trip Length: |
4 hours |
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Overview:
The town of Chinchero, strategically located 30 kilometers northwest of Cusco, had been entirely constructed on an extremely wide Incan setting. It was founded in the middle of the most beautiful cultivated lands in order to be used as a resting place by Inca Túpac Yupanqui. On its wide plateau, decorated by Piuray and Huaypo lagoons, you can find imposing snow-capped mountains. Chinchero has a rich monumental and cultural heritage and is one of the few places in Cusco that visibly maintains the Incan urban design. The remains of the Incan palace, the colonial church erected on stone foundations, its impeccable cultivation terraces and a colorful fair constitute their main attractions.
Itinerary:
In the morning or after lunch (two daily departures), after a 45 minutes drive, you will enjoy a half day guided excursion to the Town of Chinchero in The Sacred Valley of the Incas. Upon arrival you will admire The Temple, located in front of the main square, which had been erected on the Incan walls of the Palace of Inca Túpac Yupanqui. Then you will admire The Murals, which express the enormous significance that had this region. Afterwards, you will visit the house of Mateo Pumacahua, the most powerful Peruvian Indian chief during the XVIII century, who was born in the bosom of a noble indigenous family. Finally, you will have the opportunity of shopping in the traditional handicrafts fair of Chinchero, where people commercialize sheep, llama and alpaca-wool garments as well as typical handicrafts and musical instruments. On your way back to your hotel in Cusco you will have the opportunity of admiring the Piuray Lagoon, which has supplied the city of Cusco with water through underground aqueducts since the Inca time.
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