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Southern Valley & Maras Moray
Experience the magic of the Sacred Valley touring sites rich in beauty and history, from the Inca waterworks of Tipón to the Wari ruins of Pikillacta. Get informed and book with total security to explore the gleaming Salt Mines of Maras, the concentric terraces of Moray, and the brilliant "Sistine Chapel of America" today. Take advantage of our exclusive offers and secure your spot on this unique cultural journey through the Andes. Cusco awaits you with its best-kept archaeological and artistic treasures!
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Southern Valley & Maras Moray
Spend a day traveling through the bucolic fields of the Sacred Valley, en route to various Inca or pre-Inca sites which showcase their incredible gift for agricultural and hydraulic engineering. The journey includes visits to Tipón, Pikillacta, and the famous Maras Salt Mines, culminating with the stunning "Sistine Chapel of America" in Andahuaylillas. This country church boasts many colonial art treasures and gilded murals throughout, offering a unique glimpse into Peru's religious and artistic history.
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Detailed Itinerary: Day by Day
Day 1:
Cusco - Tipón - Piquillaqta - Andahuaylillas - Cusco
08:00am
You'll be pickeup up at your hotel in Cusco and we'll depart via private tourist-class bus en route to the southern part of the Sacred Valley of the Incas.
09:00am
We'll have a guided visit of Tipón Archeological Complex, exploring the beautiful stonework of the Inca ruins and their famous waterworks, whose hydraulic engineering diverts water from a sacred stream 1½km away in the heights of Mt Pachusan, brings it underground at the point where it meets the sun shrine, and then distributes it through channels fitted with control hatches to agricultural terraces and artificial waterfalls.
11:30am
Our next stop will be the Wari ruins of the large Piquillaqta Archeological Complex (Flea City), an exemplary display of Wari urban planning, legendary origin of the princesa Sumac Tika, and thought to have been a ritual facility for ancestor worship.
12:00pm
At approximately midday we'll rest and enjoy a box lunch.
13:30pm
After lunch we'll continue to Andahuaylillas (Copper Field) to visit the Church of San Pedro, famously known as the "Sistine Chapel of America", thanks to the stunningly intricate interior, whose every surface is covered in ornate murals with Amazonian gold-leaf and hidden within its simple and rustic exterior. Numerous 17th century paintings of the Cusco School further establish the church's repuation as a colonial art treasure.
15: 00pm
After San Pedro Church we'll begin the return to the city of Cusco.
16:30pm
Arrival in Cusco, afterwhich you'll be dropped off at your hotel.
Included
- Private Tourist-Class Transport
- Official Guide
- Box Lunch
Not included
- Admission: Tipon
- Admission: Piquillacta
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