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SOUTH VALLEY
ITINERARY
Pick up in the
morning to do a trip through the
South Valley of Cusco, The beautiful
landscape and the build of the Inca
Period create a perfect atmosphere
to do an excursion. You will visit
Andahuaylillas called the" Sistine
Chapel of America, located at 40 km
of Cusco. Continuing the tour Tipon
will be the next stop which is
located eastward of Cusco City, this
archeological complex show works of
hydraulic engineering, is possible
that some fountains should have had
ceremonial functions. You will walk
through Pikillacta which was part of
Wari Culture developed in Ayacucho,
the guide explains about these
interesting places before to back to
Cusco city.
DELUXE
Services provided
Transport:
Private Van
Guide: Private
professional guide full time
Meals: Andean
Amazon Snack
Entrances: All
the tickets
Referential Tour
Code: V SVD1 D1
SUPERIOR
Services provided
Transport:
Private Van
Guide: Private
professional guide full time
Meals: Optional
Entrances: All
the tickets
Referential Tour
Code: V SVS1 D1
ECONOMIC
Services provided
Transport: Shared
Bus
Guide: Shared
professional guide
Entrances: All
the tickets
Referential Tour
Code: V SVE1 D1
IMPORTANT ATTRACTIONS OF THE SOUTH
VALLEY:
Andahuaylillas:
It is a district
of the Quispicanchis Province, about
40 Kms. (25 miles) east from Qosqo
and at an altitude of 3,100 meters.
(10,170 Ft.). Its ancient name was
Antawaylla (anta = cooper, waylla =
prairie) which is translated as
"coppery prairie". The name was
later Spanished into "Andahuaylas";
but as a bigger province having the
same name existing in the Apurimac
department, its name was transformed
in a diminutive way for avoiding
confusions. Andahuaylillas is a very
welcoming small town; On its vast
Main Plaza adorned with "pisonay"
(coral trees) and palm trees is its
most valuable jewel: the
Andahuaylillas colonial church. The
church is considered to be the
"Sistine Chapel" of the Americas,
because of the quality of the
artworks found inside it. This
church must have been built over
some important Inkan building,
possibly a "Waka" (shrine), as bases
of the church were made with carved
andesites belonging to religious
Quechua architecture
Tipon:
It is located
toward the east of Qosqo City; there
is a 5 Km. (3 miles) dusty road from
kilometer 18 (mile 11.2) of the road
Cusco-Puno, towards the north and
crossing the "Watanay" rivulet the
terracing found over there is very
impressive, it contains 12 very
fertile terraces that were
cultivated, and their retaining
walls were built with well carved
stones. Even more impressive is the
irrigation system that is still
serving agriculture and was made
taking advantage of the water spring
existing in the spot.
Pikillacta
This site is located From Qosqo
City 32 Kms. (20 miles) away It
contains a territory in the
districts of Oropeza, Lucre and
Andahuaylillas, near the Wakarpay
lagoon that is at an altitude of
about 3,200 meters. (10,500 Ft.).
The lake Wakarpay is very rich flora
and fauna; they normally have a lot
of totora reeds that is the
environment. Everything indicates
that by the beginning of the Inkan
development the Waris were defeated
in this region, conquered and
absorbed, and their city was reused
for the Tawantinsuyo's interests.
Today that pre-Inkan City contains
approximately 700 buildings, 200 "kanchas"
(apartments) and 504 "qolqas"
(storehouses) and different
buildings
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