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Cusco is a cosmopolitan city, where the Inca and the European merge, streets full of history and people proud of their past. In this Cusco City tour you will be able to see the most important places within the city of Cusco from the Inca and colonial era such as:
Therefore, this tour is an excellent start to learn about the history of the Incas before visiting Machu Picchu.
The tour can start in the morning (9am) or in the afternoon (1pm), depending on time availability, the duration of the Cusco City Tour is approximately 5 hours and the following places are visited:
Its construction began in 1594, it houses the most beautiful paintings made by the indigenous people during the colonial era, who attached scenes typical of the Andes. The Cathedral Basilica of Cusco is the most important place for the Catholic community and they attend its facilities every day to participate in mass. The Cusco Cathedral also houses the image and sculpture of the sworn patron of Cusco, the Lord of Tremors, altars and pulpits covered in gold and silver sheets, as well as fine wood work.
Temple of the God Inti – The Sun; It was the most important waka of the Inca era. Since their walls were covered in gold sheets, they had life-size sculptures that symbolized their gods and elements of Pachamama. Every year the celebration of Inti Raymi, a festival of the Sun God, begins here on June 24.
Sacsayhuaman is known as a great fortress because it was the scene of a bloody battle in 1536 between the Incas and the Spanish.
It is built with stones weighing more than 80 tons, on 3 levels in a zigzag shape. But the idea for many archaeologists and historians is that it was the place of worship of the God Illapa or lightning. But at the same time there are those who say that it was the representation of the great Amaru “snake”.
It is not known exactly what it was or what its function was and it is believed that it is a construction from the pre-Inca era.
A word in Quecha that means zigzag, some historians and archaeologists say that its original name was Llaqtapata, the place where the mummy of Pacahacuteq, ninth Inca of the Tawantinsuyu dynasty, was found. Q’enqo is a large rock which was used by the Incas, in the interior they carved a stone table for embalming the bodies of the deceased Incas and also a place of worship to the underworld, world of the dead, the Ukhu Pacha.
Word in Quechua that means red tower or surveillance place. According to the chronicles, this place was a waka, a place of worship for some deity that the Incas worshiped. It served military and administrative control functions, as well as a place where the entourage that accompanied the Inca, who was heading to Tambomachay, stayed.
Place dedicated to the worship of water, favorite hunting place of the Inca Tupac Inca Yupanqui for birds and mammals typical of the area. In the place you can see aqueducts, terraces, canals and fountains of water through which the same constant amount flows throughout the year.
