CODE : XT- 04
ROAD : Closed
ALTITUDE : 3450m - 3000m
HIGH-SEASON : All year long
DURATION : 1 day
Tipón, at 20 kilometers south of Cusco , is a magnificent ensemble of agricultural terasses, long stairs and canals curved out of rock and stone with an exceptional master-craft. The site was part of the royal hacienda of the Inca Yahuar Huaca and was a place dedicated as well for religious cults as agricultural experiments.
Pikillaqta was an important Huari city (500-900). This large urban and ceremonial centre of about 2 square kilometers contains huge stone constructions. Pikillaqta or "The City of flees" is probably one of the largest pre-Inca sites this region has ever known.
Andahuaylillas is one of the most beautiful colonial villages of the region, situated 40 kilometers from Cusco . The San Pedro de Andahuaylillas church, build in the XVIIth century is part of the cultural patrimony. Inside the church the decorations are simply incredible.
PROGRAM
This tour is situated south of Cusco , in the Sacred Valley of the Incas where we'll visit the archeological centre of Tipón in which we'll be able to see the Inca's hydraulic engineering. After this visit we'll go to the well-known pre-Inca centre of Huari, Pikillaqta, with its enormous stone-constructions, and the Sixteenth Church of Andahuaylillas in which we'll see beautiful frescos painted with essences of natural colors as well as altars or paintings with frames covered with gold-paint.
Afterwards we'll visit the well-known district of the pork scratching, Saylla, where we'll have a taste of this delicious meal before returning to Cusco . We'll arrive at Cusco at approximately 17h00.
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