Cuzco travel - Lonely Planet | Peru, South America
Welcome to the navel of the world. The undisputed archaeological capital of the Americas, Cuzco is the continent’s oldest continuously inhabited city and the gateway to Machu Picchu. Cosmopolitan Cuzco (also Cusco, or Qosq’o in Quechua) thrives with a measure of contradiction.
Cuzco & the Sacred Valley travel - Lonely Planet | Peru, South …
South America For Incas, Cuzco was the belly button of the world. A visit to this city and its nearby ruins tumbles you back into the cosmic realm of ancient Andean culture – knocked down and fused with the colonial imprint of Spanish conquest, only to …
The Sacred Valley travel - Lonely Planet | Peru, South America
South America Tucked under the tawny skirts of formidable foothills, the beautiful Río Urubamba Valley, known as El Valle Sagrado (the Sacred Valley), is about 15km north of Cuzco as the condor flies, via a narrow road of hairpin turns.
Machu Picchu travel - Lonely Planet | Peru, South America
South America Shrouded by mist and surrounded by lush vegetation and steep escarpments, the sprawling Inca citadel of Machu Picchu lives up to every expectation. In a spectacular location, it’s the most famous archaeological site on the continent, a must for all visitors to Peru.
La Catedral | Cuzco, Peru | Attractions - Lonely Planet
South America. Cuzco. Login Save . A squatter on the site of Viracocha Inca’s palace, the cathedral was built using blocks pilfered from the nearby Inca site of Sacsaywamán. Its construction started in 1559 and took almost a century.
Museo de la Coca | Cuzco, Peru | Attractions - Lonely Planet
Cusco Planetarium. 1.08 MILES. An excellent way to explore the fascinating Inca cosmovision. They defined constellations of darkness as well as light, used astronomy to predict weather…
Peru travel - Lonely Planet | South America
South America Peru is as complex as its most intricate and exquisite weavings. Festivals mark ancient rites, the urban vanguard fuels innovation and nature bestows splendid diversity.
Museo Inka | Cuzco, Peru | Attractions - Lonely Planet
South America. Cuzco. Login Save . The charmingly modest Museo Inka, a steep block northeast of the Plaza de Armas, is the best museum in town for those interested in the Incas. The restored interior is jam-packed with a fine collection of metal- and gold-work, jewelry, pottery, ...
Inti Raymi: South America's Inca solstice celebration
2019年5月22日 · The Inti Raymi festival reigns supreme in South America, an Inca tradition celebrated by Andean people across the continent during the June solstice. Cuzco's Inti Raymi celebration is the biggest in South America © HUGHES Hervé / hemis.fr / Getty Images
Arequipa & Canyon Country travel - Lonely Planet | Peru, South …
Take a cultural and gastronomic tour of Southern Peru, from Cusco to Puno and, finally, to the White City of Arequipa.