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ARCHITECTURE OF SACSAYHUAMAN
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The building itself is peculiar as some of the stones found there are huge and make you wonder how that managed to convey. The stones were fitted with a precision almost unimaginable.It is inexplicable to decipher how the Incas were able to cut the s... |
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QENQO RUINS
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Kenko or Quenco, Quechua Q'inqu ("Labyrinth") is an archaeological site located in the Sacred Valley, 6 km. the city of Cusco (5 min. to the northeast of Cusco), Peru at 3580 meters. Consists of two places: the Great, who is at the foot of the road f... |
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SACSAYHUAMAN RUINS
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Sacsayhuaman (cf. saqsaw Aymara, rather than satisfied, and waman, hawk, meaning "place where the hawk is satisfied") is a "fortress ceremonial" Inca located two miles north of the city of Cuzco. The building started during the reign of Pachacuti, in... |
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RAQCHI
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Raqchi is an Inca archaeological site in the Cusco region in Peru also known as the Temple of Wiracocha, one of its constituents. A town nearby has the same name. Both lie along the Vilcanota (Urubamba) River. The site has experienced a recent increa... |
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TAMBOMACHAY
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Tambomachay or Tampumachay (from Quechua: tanpu mach'ay, resting place) is an archaeological site associated with the Inca Empire, located near Cusco, Peru. An alternate local name is the El Baño del Inca, "The Bath of the Inca".It consists of a seri... |
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TYPICAL FOOD CUSCO
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typical food cusco:As headquarters to the Inca Empire, Cusco was an important agricultural region. It was a natural reserve for thousands of native Peruvian species, including around 2,000 varieties of potato cultivated by the people. Recently many f... |
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ACCESS TO TIPON
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As a whole is a National Archaeological Park to the east of the city of Cusco which covers some 2.200 hectares of land in the district of Oropesa, province of Quispicanchis. From mile 18 kms. on the paved Cusco - Puno, north and crossing th... |
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GETTING TO QENQO
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About 15 minutes from the bus parade, near the ruins of Sacsayhuaman. Qenqo visit by a City Tour (Pull) offered by any travel agency (almost all offer this service), walk walked an average of 50 minutes from the city of Cusco or take a private tour.R... |
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PUCA PUCARA
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Puca Pucara is a site of military ruins near Cusco, Peru. This fort is made of large walls, terraces, and staircases and was part of defense of Cusco in particular and the Inca Empire in general.Puca Pucara means "Red Fort" in Quechua, and comes from... |
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GEOGRAPHY CUSCO
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Geography:The city of Cusco extends throughout the Huatanay river valley. Located on the eastern end of the Knot of Cusco, its altitude is around 3,300 m (10,800 ft). North to Cusco is the range of Cordillera Vilcabamba with 4-6000 m high mountains. ... |
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