Museums and Colonial Houses

Located in the south-eastern part of the Andes, Cuzco is Peru's main tourist destination and one of the most important in the Americas. Known by the Incas as the "home of gods", Cuzco became the capital of one of the largest pre-Columbian empires: the Tawantinsuyo. Its name in Quechua

Churches and Temples

The construction of the cathedral of Cuzco began into 1564, it will be completed one century later. The pink volcanic stones of its frontage were torn off from the citadel of Saqsaywamán. In the vaults, the profusion of paintings of the school of Cuzco transforms the cathedral into a museum. Also see more churches ...

San Blas

San Blas is today a downtown neighborhood in the city known as the " Artists' District", with narrow and writhing streets, most of them steep. In Incan times it was one of the most important districts of Qosqo and its name was "T'oqo-kachi" (T'oqo = hollow; kachi = salt). Like the other districts it was inhabited by the Quechua nobility.

 

Archaeologcal Sites

The famous Sun Temple of Qosqo was and is in practice a synthesis of the Inkan organization, architecture and religion; that had already reached the summit of their level by 1438. It possibly represented the "Navel of the World"

Cusco Advices

In many cases due to international flight arrivals and departures, and connecting internal flights within Perú, it may be necessary to spend many hours at the Lima airport waiting for your connection. In some travel books you will read that the Diner's Club