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City tour Cusco
Departures: Every day, including holidays.
Start of the tour: 1:30 p.m. – City tour Cusco
End of the tour: 6:30 p.m. – City tour Cusco
Koricancha Temple (Santo Domigno) .- “Temple of the Sun” its perfect architecture and stone construction that made the fact that it was the most important temple of the Inca empire.
Sacsayhuaman.- Sacsayhuaman This construction is attributed to the Incas of the last dynasties, is located 3km from the city of Cusco, in the upper part. According to the chroniclers, it was a solar shrine, this temple built with large blocks of limestone to protect the city from the attacks of the invaders from the east or Antis. It is formed by three large terraces superimposed in the form of zigzags and bordered by the huge rock walls.
Qenqo.-Located a kilometer from Sacsayhuamán, it was a ceremonial center that is seen in the central part of a giant monolith, possibly of an animal, which was the main deity, surrounded by niches, where the offerings were located.
In the lower part, there are other batches and an altar that is used to embalm bodies or perhaps, for sacrifices dedicated to their Gods.
PucaPucara.- Old tambo, guard post along the roads Its construction is rustic type consisting of streets, houses, and courtyards.
Tambomachay.- It is located 9 km. of the city, known as the baths of the Inca by the form of its water sources, could also be a temple dedicated to the worship of water and the purification of the Inka. It has three platforms with several niches where offerings were located.
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