Cusco

CUZCO or Qosqo, is the archaeological capital of America. It was the chief city of the Inca Empire, considered by the incas as the “Navel of the world”, center of the millennial Empire, with an impressive architectural heritage, cultural and spiritual, is today the most visited city in Peru, and meets many attractions within the city, besides being the gateway to the most amazing of Peru:

MACHU PICCHU .-

Machu Picchu means “old Peak”; the Inca citadel is located at 2430 m altitude in the Sacred Valley of Cusco.

Feu built by the Inca Pachacutec in the FIFTEENTH century as citadel and religious shrine, remaining hidden until its rediscovery in 1911.

In the year 1983 it was declared Cultural Patrimony of the Humanity by the UNESCO. In the year 2011 was chosen as one of the new 7 Wonders of the modern World.

CHOQUE QUIRAO .-

The golden cradle of the Incas (Chuqi = gold, Kiraw = cot), known as the “Sister sacred” of Machu Picchu, is located at 3033 meters above sea level in the foothills of the snowy Salkantay.

It is considered to be the second monumental heritage Inca most notable of Cusco after Machu Picchu. Its sophisticated architecture represents the world view of the Incas.

TAQRACHULLO .-

New excavations carried out between 2019 and 2024 by the Ministry of culture of Peru discovered in this area that includes 17 hectares and is made up of about 600 structures, including homes, temples, tombs, ceremonial spaces, as well as also found with sequins of gold, silver, and copper, showing to be a centre relevant to the Inca Empire.

Taqrachullo comes from the quechua, t acra means “mother rock” and chullo alludes to “frozen water”, the citadel is located at 4038 meters between the rivers Totorani and Apurimac, in the province of Espinar, Cusco, Peru.