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PSCDE3 - THE FOUR SIDES OF THE

SUMMARY

DURATION AND SEASON 15 Days/ 14 Nights LOCATION Department of , Puno, , Raqchi community ATRACTIONS Tourism: Archaeological, Ethno tourism, Gastronomic and landscapes. ATRACTIVOS Archaeological and Historical complexes: , Tipón, Pisac, , , , Maras, Chinchero, Saqsayhuaman, Catedral, Qoricancha, Cusco city, Inca and pre-Inca archaeological complexes, Temple of Wiracocha, Arequipa and Puno. Living culture: traditional weaving techniques and weaving in the Communities of Chinchero, Sibayo, , Raqchi, Uros Museum: in Lima, Arequipa, Cusco. Natural areas: of Titicaca, highlands, Colca , local fauna and flora. TYPE OF SERVICE  Private GUIDE – TOUR LEADER English, French, or Spanish. Its presence is important because it allows to incorporate your journey in the thematic offered, getting closer to the economic, institutional, and historic culture and the ecosystems of the circuit for a better understanding. RESUME This circuit offers to get closer to the Andean culture and to understand its world view, its focus, its technologies, its mixture with the Hispanic culture, and the fact that it remains present in Indigenous Communities today. In this way, by bus, small boat, plane or walking, we will visit Archaeological and Historical Complexes, Communities, Museums & Natural Environments that will enable us to know the heart of the Inca Empire - the last heir of the Andean independent culture and predecessor of the mixed world of nowadays.

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CONCEPT The circuit that we offer as the four sides of the Inca Empire invites you to discover the reality of the 6 oldest civilizations of humanity, with a fully endogenous and autonomous development. When the conquerors came to the country they called , they found a confederation of about 200 kingdoms, brought together by the Inca people, or "ENQA" (in Quechua, they had the strength power or energy). It was built in about 170 years, and the last people were invaded by the Incas only 60 years before the Spaniards came, that´s why for many local lords, the Spanish conquest was a chance to be released from this supervision, because the nation, the Tawantinsuyo nation or Land of the Four Regions, lacked unity. This country went from Pasto (Colombia) to Mendoza (Argentina) with a road network of more than 12,000 km. Peru, Colombia, Bolivia and Ecuador are 4 of the 12 mega diverse countries in the world, and Peru is, by far, the most diverse country of all, with more than 10% of the planet's biodiversity. Crossing the South of the Inca empire, we offer you to discover the essence and history of a unique civilization, of which the Inca culture was only the last heir; as well as a mega diverse country with one of the richest seas and the driest deserts, where the sky becomes confused with the horizon, beautiful Andean valleys and the high jungle.

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ITINERARY

Day 1: ARRIVAL TO LIMA  Arrival to Lima city.

BEGINNING OF THE SERVICES

 Reception and transfer to the hotel  Dinner not included.  Night in your hotel in Lima Day 2: LIMA PREHISPANIC  Breakfast  Visit of the complex of :

It is one of the greatest archaeological and important sites in Peru, and in his time, was the huaca (oracle) most consulted of the Andean world, leaving a deep print until today. It is a large architectural complex with many buildings that were built in different periods, from the early years of our era to the sixteenth century.

As a "creator of the world" and people, plants, animals and everything in the world, Pachacamac is related with several elements of nature, like water, and other phenomena such as earthquakes, which are common in the Pacific coast of Peru. However, far from being the one who protects people from earthquakes, he was the one causing them and people had to thank him and give him offerings not to send this scourge.

 Lunch buffet of Peruvian Gastronomy, in the restaurant Puro Peru. The Peruvian Gastronomy is under the influence of the native and gastronomy (Spanish, French, Italian), African (western coast) and Asiatic (China, Japan).

 In the afternoon visit of the National Museum of Archaeology, Anthropology and History of Peru. The National Museum of Archaeology, Anthropology and History of Peru is the oldest state museum in our country and at the same time the headquarter of the National

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Museums of State. Its importance lies in the vast and varied cultural heritage that its showrooms and warehouses contain.  Ceramics, textiles, metals, organic and lithic material related to human remains preserved with invaluable skills that surprise even the experts, making the legacy of our pre-Hispanic past. Objects of historical and artistic value, as well as photographic and bibliographic documentaries give an idea of the colonial and republican periods. They all make out of this a place of encounter with the history of Peru.

 Dinner not include, (in option, dinner show with dances)  Return to your hotel  Night at your hotel Day 3: LIMA – PARACAS -  Early transfer to the bus terminal  Bus at 3h45 am to Paracas  Arrival in Paracas at approx 8h00am  Departure in boat and visit of the Ballestas Islands and Paracas chandelier, you will see sea lions, pelicans, penguins and sea birds. We will also admire the "candle", a giant figure on one side of the hill with the same style as the .  Visit of the Paracas Reserve with clear blue waters, beaches, steep cliffs, rock formations carved by the sea and the wind is a place where water is mixed with sand dunes, this protected area includes a sea where are living species such as sea lions, penguins, dolphins and over 200 species of migratory birds including flamingos and .

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 Tour in the natural reserve of Paracas  Lunch not included in Paracas  Moments free  Bus at 17h00 Paracas – Nazca  Arrival in Nazca at the end of the afternoon  Reception and transfer to your hotel  Dinner not included  Night at the hotel Observation 1: duration of the travel Paracas – Nazca – approx. 4h Observation 2: altitude of Nazca – approx 600m Day 4: NAZCA - AREQUIPA  Breakfast  OPTIONAL: Flight over the Lines of Nazca: Transfer to the aerodrome of Nazca and flight over the enigmatic lines of Nazca. Huge drawings which can only be seen from the sky. These drawings represent different insects and animals, such as the Monkey, Colibri, Condor, Lizard, Spider, Whale, but also the tree, the hands, the Astronaut and a number of lines which cross all the plain of Nazca. Yet we don’t known for certain how they were made. According to one theory, scientists think that the lines are a Great Astronomical Calendar representing the constellations. The pilot of the plane will give us a brief explanation.

 Visit of the complex of Cahuachi is one of the biggest complexes of pyramids and places built during the pre Hispanic period. It has a surface of 24km². It was the capital of the political and religious power of the governors of the culture of Nazca which organized the population of the valleys from Ica to Acari for the construction of huge works like Cahuachi or the well known lines of Nazca. The place chosen for Cahuachi by the antiques Nazca is strategic. They built the city on arid hills, closet the valley and cultivates areas, and the river who gives water, all year long, unusual characteristic of the rivers of the Peruvian coast. From Cahuachi - climbing to the valley of the river Nazca - it is easy to join the highest parts of

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the , in the . There, they could provide themselves of abundant alpaca and vicuna wool that they used to make the prodigious and wove fine textiles, gaining everybody’s admiration, including ours today. The pyramids of Cahuachi were built one close to the other leant on small hills following the bank of the valley and the desert. In total, the constructions are scattered within an area of 24km2.

In all the valley of Nazca, Cahuachi is the only known example of monumental architecture for the period in which they were used: 200 BC. to 450 AC. Broadly, the architectural planning of the pyramids is an overlapping platform base (pyramid) that serves as support for places, courtyards, corridors, stairways, ramps and rooms, guiding visitors on a route that goes from the outside to the inside, from the bottom to the top and from the public (open) to the private (restricted).

 Lunch

 Visit of the Aquaducts of Cantalloc About 2000 years ago, the people of Nazca developed a system of underground aqueducts to irrigate the dry parts of the valley that had no surface water. Thus, the men of the culture of Nazca could fight the prolonged drought in the valley of Nazca. This irrigation-system is unique in Peru and maybe in the world. Despite the years and the frequent earthquakes in the area, there still exist over 30 underground channels in the Nazca region, which are currently used by farmers in the valley. They seed mainly cotton, corn, beans and potatoes, as well as a variety of . They were made with stone slabs and trunks of “huarango” to capture underground waters. They called "" the ventilation shafts leading down to underground in spiral allowing to obtain a better quality of water.  Dinner not included  Bus at 22h00 to Arequipa. Observation 1 : Time of bus Nazca- Arequipa – 9 hours Observation 2 : Altitude of Arequipa – 2400m Day 5: LIMA – AREQUIPA - CHIVAY  Arrival in Arequipa at 6h-7h00 am  Reception at the bus terminal  Breakfast.

 City tour: Visit traditional market of San Camilo, a unique experience where you can enjoy the colors and variety of Andean products (foods, clothing, and elements from mystical religious ceremonies etc.). Some of the purchased products can be used to prepare meals...

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 Visit the Monastery of Santa Catalina, the Cathedral, Company and the Dome.  We visit the Yanahuara and Carmen Alto Lookouts  On the afternoon : Leave to the of Yanque (travel time of 4hrs)  Arrival and welcome to Chivay.  Night in Chivay

Day 6: CROSS OF CONDOR – COLCA VALLEY

 Early Breakfast  Early departure for the Cross of the Condor where we appreciate the depth of the canyon and the flight of the condors within the confines of the Cabana.  Lunch in Chivay  Transfer to the community of Sibayo  Reception by the community  Installation in the houses  Visit of the old city of Sibayo

 Dinner  Night in the community Day 7: SIBAYO – PUNO - LLACHON  Early transfer to the Alpaca farm.  We will visit an Alpaca farm located more than 4000m above the sea level. Farmers or “llameros” will receive us. During the visit, they will explain us their society, management, economy of the Alpacas and Llamas breeders. We will have the opportunity to observe them in their daily work with the cattle.

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 Breakfast at the farm  Return to Sibayo, visit of the handicraft house, demonstration of the confection made with the Alpaca and Lamas wool.  Transfer to Llachon near Puno on Titicaca Lake  Arriving in Llachon, where the community members will welcome us to their houses  Installation in the houses  Dinner  Night in the houses of the inhabitants.

Observation 1: Altitude of Llachon – approx. 3800 m Observation 2: duration of the travel aprox. 6h30 Day 8: LLACHÓN – TAQUILE - UROS

 Breakfast  Trip in boat to Taquile Visit of Taquile Island - we will be able to appreciate the inhabitants’ wonderful textiles and their outstanding social organization of the island.  Lunch in Taquile  After lunch, we will start our descent of more than 550 steps to the harbour. We will be able to appreciate the wonderful and impressive landscapes of the Titicaca Lake and the Andes.

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 After having travelled about 2h30 by boat, we will arrive to the Uros totora islands (“day” in Aymara), where the inhabitants of Qhantati island (“dawn” in Aymara) will introduce themselves.  The Uros will share with us their tales and legends and explain their culture.  Dinner  Night in the houses of the inhabitants on the islands.

Day 9: UROS - PUNO – RAQCHI

 Breakfast  Return to Puno by boat  Travel to Raqchi in private car.  On our arrival at Raqchi, we will settle into the houses of our host families which are part of the Association “Inca Roots”. We will study how these houses have been built from volcanic rock, using a style of construction unique, not only in Peru, but in the whole in the world.

We will then begin our ascent to the TUCALLANA LOOKOUT, from where we will be able to admire the beauty of the Vilcanota valley, and a unique panorama of the archaeological complex and farming community. Afterwards, we will continue with a visit to the complex of Wiracocha temple, its enormous

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COLCAS (Inca deposits), their ceremonial springs and priest’s quarter. This complex was built in the 15th century by the Inca Pachacuteq, in honour of Wiracocha, whose power would have been made known from the eruption of the volcano Khimsashata.

After a delicious lunch, we will have the opportunity to visit a ceramic workshop in which we will observe Andean techniques of ceramic manufacture, while each one of us will have a go at their own ceramic and chat with the Raqchi people about their culture and customs. In the evening, the Association will offer us a musical and dance show before going towards Cusco City.  Dinner  Night in the community

Day 10: RAQCHI – CUSCO  Breakfast  Then, we will begin our amazing day of pilgrimage towards the Apu Khimsashata (3800 m) in pursuit of the valuable sand that allows us to prepare ceramics. During our tour, each time we will stop, we will take time to enjoy the amazing Andean landscapes.  After having reached the volcanic sand quarry, the Andean priest will make an offering to the Apu Khimsashata, as a form of exchange and thanks through which each visitor will later on be able to extract sand for their ceramic. We will then begin our descent to the community. During our walk we will appreciate the volcanic landscape with its unique flora and fauna, which in some cases can only be observed above 1000 m altitude. During this descent, will see the INCA CANAL, the IMPERIAL INCA TRAIL, and the TAMBO (shelter) of CHASKI RAQAY where the soldiers slept before entering the sacred Wiracocha Temple.

 Farewell lunch in the Raqchi complex with all the members of the Association,  At the beginning of the afternoon, continuation of your travel to Cusco  Installation at the hotel  Dinner not included  Night at the hotel Observation 1 : duration of travel Raqchi – Cusco approx. 4h Observation 2 : Altitude of Cusco – approx 3350 m Day 11: CITY TOUR CUSCO  Breakfast  City tour of Cusco MUSEUM OF PRE-COLUMBIAN ART The Museum of Pre-Columbian Art is dedicated to the art of the ancient cultures of Peru. Located in La Casa Cabrera (Cabrera House), it is found in one of the most peaceful and

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welcoming parts of Cusco, la Plazoleta de las Nazarenas (the Little Plaza of the Nazarenas), located one block from the main square. The history of the imperial city’s urban architecture is synthesized in this extraordinary historical monument; from the portions of the still-standing Incan wall to the balconies of the Republic, which open into the inside patio. The house served as a seat of Santa Clara until the 17th Century when it was bought by Don Jerónimo Luís de Cabrera and la Cerda, whose nobility can be still be seen in the shield of arms on the stone gateway. Its pieces are famous icons of pre-Columbian art and have been exhibited in the most important ceramic, and jewellery collections in the Peru’s ancient culture; its rooms teach us about 3000 years of archaeological splendour in our country including the unique and famous selection of erotic pieces.

QORICANCHA Later we will visit Qoricancha, a religious centre known as “the Temple of the Sun”. The impressive engineering used in this construction and its fine finish clearly demonstrate the mastery of Incan architecture.

CATHEDRAL Religious colonial monument of extraordinary artistic value, where one can appreciate canvases from the 17th Century, beautiful indigenous carvings, the exuberant choir, and main silver- coated altar. Located in the Plaza de Armas, in what was once the palace of the Inca Wircocha (Suntur Wasi), Cusco’s main cathedral was erected in 1560 and finished in 1654, having taken 132 years to build. In style, the cathedral occupies an area of 4000m2, and its floor, with 3 naves and 10 side chapels, takes the shape of the Latin cross.

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Nowadays, Cusco’s cathedral has 11 chapels, 1 sacristy, 1 meeting room, 7 altar pieces, 1 bass choir integrally carved from Cusqueñan cedar, and contains more than 300 paintings and different carving and sculptures inside.

SACSAYHUAMAN

Located 3km from the city of Cusco, this impressive fortress is made of monumental stones weighing up to 12 tons, and using remarkable architectural techniques.

 Dinner not included  Overnight stay at your hotel Day 12: THE BELD OF : TIPON – PIKILLACTA – PISAQ  Breakfast  Pick up at the hotel  Visit to Tipón

According to the people of the area, this great open- roofed temple, dedicated to water, corresponds to the Wari (6-8thC), an important pre-Incan Empire civilization. Experts will recognize many elements of this culture which was later assimilated to the Inca Empire. In Tipón the main protagonist is water. There

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are terraces but seemingly they were not used for intensive agriculture. We can also appreciate smaller constructions: bedrooms, a giant kiln, and aqueducts that stretch for kilometres and bring water from a high mountain lake. A lot of silence, wind and majestic landscapes, and the sound of waterfalls, frame this very special site.

PIKILLAQTA  Visit of the pre-Inca town Twelve kilometres from Tipón, the archaeological reserve of Pikillaqta (3350 m) is a combination of pre-Hispanic constructions and was strangely baptized with the Quechua name meaning “village of fleas” towards the end of colonial time. The reason for this denomination is unknown, and we don’t know the original name either. Pikillaqta was originally a satellite city of the Wari, who, with great mastery, learnt the feats of the Nazca and Tiahuanaco cultures. After an unavoidable debacle, the Wari were replaced by the Chancas, tough people that had to face the emerging Inca Empire. They were finally defeated. Since then, the people of the Tawantinsuyo took over the city that was inhabited by “mitimaes” at that time.

In this complex, a number of Wari constructions still exist. More than 700 buildings, 200 patios, and several houses of up to 3 levels are still visible. They are distributed in blocks and straight streets. It is thought that at its height, the town of Pikillaqta was inhabited by around 10,000 people. Westwards, we can admire the impressive gate of Rumicollqa, where visitors used to make an offering they had prepared throughout their lives, because the “village of fleas”, was something like a waiting room for the capital of the empire.

 Lunch in Pisaq

 Visit of Pisaq - This great archaeological complex is located in the P´isaq district, Calca province, 33km to the West of Cusco. The Spanish word “Pisaq”, is derived from the Quechua “p`isaqa”, “gallinacean”, a bird that is very common in the area, and very similar to the partridge or lluthu. According to one theory, the Inca city of P’isaq takes the form of this bird, which was a tutelary deity of the tribe that lived in the region before the Incas. At first glance, surprise is inevitable. Later another sensation emerges: a deep respect for the

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creators of these 100-year-old buildings which are silent witnesses of the greatness of an empire. The beauty of its walls made out of great blocks of polished stones with an extraordinary symmetry puzzles the visitors. P’isaq is composed of a combination of constructions such as houses, aqueducts, trails, bridges, a cemetery, walls and huge areas of great platforms.

 Continuation to Chinchero  Dinner not included  Over night at Chinchero Day 13: THE ROAD OF THE INCA KNOWLEDGE: CHECOQ – MARAS - MORAY  Breakfast  Visit of Checoq The site of Cheqoq is challenging in more than one way. You will find stairs, platforms, rectangular buildings with roofs that may be covered with thatch, or “ichu” straw and which seem to be mainly warehouses or more precisely, Inca refrigerators.

Traditionally, “qolqas” Colcas or warehouses are intended primarily to maintain food reserves in optimal conditions, outside, in cool places. Further studies show that they were put in a way that doors or windows are oriented to the coldest direction, capturing the coolest winds or icy nights. But here, additional elements appear: first the inner leads can capture fresh wind currents, but sometimes, the air is not the only way to control the refrigeration. It seems that there is a humidity and temperature control.

A drain system is clearly identifiable at the doorway. The engineers have melted the combined effects of water and air in certain conduits to generate a real circuit in thermoregulation just as refrigerators work today. The cool wind funneled through conduits affects the water temperature and vice versa, maintaining a balance also transmitted to the stone and earth, and finally to room or storage areas for food and other items to keep.

After visiting the town, we will watch Chinchero’s inhabitants dye the wool with native plants and weave it according to the traditional techniques from the pre-Inca period.

 Visit of the archaeological complex of Moray

This is a unique archaeological complex with giant natural holes on the surface of the land that were used to build agricultural terraces or platforms with their respective irrigation canals. There is an average difference of 15°C between the highest and the lowest level of the site, some 30m depth. In these formations, nature has created an environment, conditions, and microclimates, which men created nowadays thanks to greenhouses.

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Moray, thanks to its climatic conditions and other characteristics, was an important centre for the domestication, aclimatisation, and hibridisation of wild vegetable species that were modified or adapted to human consumption. It is a greenhouse prototype, or experimental biological station, rather advanced for its times. In the past, it helped the American people bring 60% of the vegetable products that it consumes to mankind; it helped the Andean man consume 1500 different types of , 150 varieties of corn, and many other products.

 Visit of Maras The salt mines of Maras have existed since the pre-Incan era. They date back to a time in which salt was highly valued, and rationed accordingly. Salt was very important for Peru. Even though it did not represent wealth in its strict sense, it constituted a power factor. It was a form of payment to the State, a gift, an offering at a time in which the preservation of food - meat, fish, shellfish - was practically impossible without adequate salting. This can be seen in the village of Maras where the most important inhabitants illustrated their weight in society by the opulence of the entrance ways in their houses, which still have the name of the families that built them. The salt mines are located in an unexpected and surprising place. Hundreds of salt-retention pools were erected over the sides of the mountain, hanging in a little gorge that flows over the of the Incas.

The salt gets to the gorge via a river that comes out to the left of the gorge. Big quantities of salt mass are at the core of the mountain. According to local inhabitants, there has already been some research on the origin and volume of the salt, however, none was successful. Slowly the salt dissolves in the water which comes to the surface.

Following this, the saturated water is drained through an infinite number of small canals, to pools

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in which centimetres of solar-heated water evaporates to let the salt deep down; the evaporation generates the star-shaped formation of the salt. The families which work with each pool spend all day bent-down with their feet soaked in the salt water. Then, with little boards, they begin to scrub the salt stuck at the bottom of the pools. They make piles which are dried before packing the salt to lift it onto a man’s back and to be carried to one of the 6 deposits where they weigh the bags.

Nowadays, this work remains an exhausting task from another time that produces little money for a product that exists in quantity and is commonly imported.  Lunch in Urubamba  Visit to Ollantaytambo, the last living Inca village - Located 80km north-east of Cusco and 40km from Machu Picchu by train, Ollantaytambo village is situated at 2792masl in .

In Inca times, the tampus were the living quarters which could accommodate thousands of people thanks to their gigantic granaries, their very well developed road networks and astronomic observatories. They were also characterized by their proximity to Cusco being located on the Inca Empire’s main road, which allowed the travellers to have a rest while going to important places like the Machu Picchu sanctuary. Each one of this tampus or tambos owed its name to an important person in the Empire. In this way, Paucar’s tambo was Paucartambo and Ollanta’s, Ollantaytambo. This one is quite singular thanks to its strategic location.

This Inca village has some characteristics proving that members from the upper class used to live here. Only Cusco and Ollantaytambo are built according to this model: whether at the highest part of the town (on the mountain side) or in the valley, the architecture is the same and differs from the others Inca architectonic complex. The residential district is composed of carved-stone walls and trapezoid-shape doors. Along the straight roads, the water flows in some perfectly designed canals.

Ollantaytambo also keeps the secret of two famous legends: the first one tells that gods’ messenger, the Tunupa, arrived in the village - a long time before the Inca Empire’s creation - disguised as an old man in rags. The inhabitants and in particular, the Curaca (chief) of the

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village, accommodated him with all the honours. In order to thank him, Tunupa offered him the stick he walked with. According to the legend, it turned into gold when the Curaca’s son was born. This first child, called Manco Capac, went out of Ollantaytambo brandishing it. After sticking it in a mountain close to Cusco (Huanacauri), he decided to build the Inca Empire and to found its capital at this very place. The second legend tells that an Empire’s general fell in love with the Inca Pachacutec’s daughter and he decided to kidnap her in order to marry her. From this general’s name, Ollanta, comes the name of the town.

 Dinn er not included  Night in Ollantaytambo Observation 1: Altitude approx Ollantaytambo – 2800 m Day 14: VISIT TO MACHUPICCHU  Breakfast at the hotel  Early in the morning, we will take the train to Aguas calientes  On our arrival, we will head up to Machupicchu city by bus. The impressive and colossal citadel of Machu Picchu is one of the most important tourist attractions in Cusco. 400 years hidden by the mountains and tropical jungle, it was rediscovered in 1911 by the explorer Hiram Bingham. Machu Picchu was a cultural and astronomical observation centre, whilst also a private refuge for the Inca Pachacutec. It is made up of 2 large areas, one agricultural, and another urban one, where its temples, squares, and royal mausoleums stand out for the exquisite perfection of their construction.  Lunch in Aguas Calientes not included  Return to Ollantaytambo by train, then to Cusco.  Installation at your hotel  Dinner not included  Night at the hotel Day 15: CUSCO – LIMA  Breakfast  Transfer to the Cusco airport.  Flight Cuzco – Lima.

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 Reception on your arrival  Then we will start our City Tour with the Colonial Lima - We will visit the Historical Centre of Lima, declared Cultural Legacy of Humanity by the UNESCO in 1991, where the centre of the Spanish colony was found in the XVI century and built its first edifications. Central Place - Scenario of the Spanish founding of Lima by , it has served as a framework for some of the most important events in Peru’s history. It was originally surrounded by small shops. It was also used as a bullring and a place of execution of those convicted by the Inquisition tribunal. Later, a stack of bronze (1651) was placed in its center, and it still adorns it today. Peru’s Act of Independence was proclaimed here in 1821. On its sides, we can see the Government Palace (north), the Cathedral and the Archbishop's Palace (east) and the Municipality of Lima (west).  The Cathedral of Lima - Built in 1625 in and Renaissance style and rebuilt after the earthquake of 1940, it is a true example of colonial art at the time. While its façade is relatively austere, it has splendid altars inside “Churrigueresques”, a beautiful carved wooden choir stall and an altar covered in gold leaf and an admirable collection of paintings and sculptures from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.  The station of the “Abandoned” among others.

 Church of San Francisco – This beautiful colonial architectural complex consists of the church and the convent of San Francisco and the chapels of “El Milagro” and “La Soledad”. Built in the seventeenth century, its cloisters and courtyards are decorated with tiles from Seville and it has a spectacular library. It houses the Museum of Religious Art and the Zurbarán Room. The is built on a network of underground galleries and catacombs that served as a cemetery during colonial times and can now be visited by the public.  Walk in the street “jirón de la unión”, pedestrian street of the centre of Lima  Lunch  We will know San Martín place, its balconies and old houses.

CUSCO LAMBAYEQUE Email: [email protected] Av. Manco Cápac 515 – Wanchaq Ca. M. M. Izaga 740 Of. 207 - Chiclayo www.chaskiventura.com T: 51+ 84 233952 T: 51 +74 221282

 Transfer to the airport, depending on the time of your international flight. END OF THE SERVICES

SERVICES AND COMFORT INCLUDED  Private transportation service  Official Tourist Guide  Entrance to all the mentioned sites  Meals: breakfast, 9 Lunches, 1 lunch box, 4 dinners.  10 nights in hotel+ 4 nights in communities (Sibayo, Llachon, Uros, Raqchi)  Bus to Machu Picchu.  Backpacker train Ollantaytambo- Aguas Calientes – Ollantaytambo  Private boat on the Titicaca lake  Buses Lima - Paracas – Nazca - Arequipa NO  Meals not mentioned on your itinerary. INCLUDED  Tips for tour Guide, stuff, drivers, restaurants etc.  Extra drinks.  Not mentioned services etc.  National flight Cusco - Lima RECOMENDED  Camera, full battery  Clothing, for cold, hot, rain, changeable weather, gloves for cold, hat for cold  Small backpack  Extra money for your own expenses.  Sun glasses, mosquitoes repellent, sun cream, Personal Medicines, Sun hat,  Flash lights, Sandals, boots for walking CUSCO Tel : (00-51-84) -233952 LAMBAYEQUE Tel : (00-51-74) -221282 Cel.: (00-51- 74) 978163131 / RPM *510276 WWW.CHASKIVENTURA.COM [email protected]