Cuzco and the Sacred Valley Places to Visit

From an Inca capital to a tourist hub. On the massive stone walls of Incan Coricancha temple towers a Catholic church, and in the city center sumptuous colonial buildings stand on top of Inca foundation...

The heart of the city in Inca days was Huacaypata (the place of tears) and Cusipata (the place of happiness), divided by a channel of the Río Saphi. Today, Huacaypata is the Plaza de Armas and Cusipat...

The "Sacred Valley of the Incas" extends along the Río Vilcanota (later Urubamba) between Pisac and Ollantaytambo - some 120 km from Machu Picchu. At the starting point of Pisac Cuzco, it is 32 km on ...

Only 30 km north of Cuzco is the little village of Pisac, which is well worth a visit for its superb Inca ruins, perched precariously on the mountain, above the town. They are considered to be among t...

The attractive little town of Ollantaytambo, at the foot of some spectacular Inca ruins and terraces, is built directly on top of the original Inca town, or Llacta. The Inca canchas (blocks of houses)...

The stone quarries of Cachiccata are some 9 km from Ollantaytambo. Standing to the left of the six monolithic blocks of the Temple of the Sun, you can see them, looking west-southwest across the valle...

Along or near the main road from Cuzco to Lake Titicaca and Peru’s major southern city, Arequipa, are archaeological sites, fascinating colonial churches, beautiful lakes and the majestic Ausangate ma...