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Programs in Cusco
ANDAHUAYLILLAS.-
One of the most beautiful colonial towns in the
region, has a picturesque main square with leafy
pisonay trees hanging overhead, which is
surrounded by old estates. Its main attraction
is its distinctive church, San Pedro de
Andahuaylillas, which was built in the
seventeenth century and is considered to be a
World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Its interior,
elaborately decorated with paintings, is simply
breathtaking. It also houses oil on canvas
paintings from the Escuela Cusqueña and Baroque
altars made of carved wood..
PIKILLAQTA.-
Built at the peak of the Wari culture (500-900
AD), this large urban and ceremonial center of
almost two square kilometers was built as a
massive set of stone and mud structures on a
hill overlooking the beautiful Lake Lucre or
Huacarpay. Pikillacta, or "city of fleas", is
perhaps the largest pre-Inca urban center in the
area. It gets its name from its numerous
enclosures (measuring just 4 meters each) which,
it would seem, were part of a garrison
constructed to protect the site..
WHAT´S INCLUDED
Transport.
Guide: Spanish, English, Portuguess
Meal ( buffet).
WHAT´S NOT INCLUDED
Tourist ticket. |