INCREDIBLE SOUTH

ITINERARY

Our guided Incredible South tour starts by collecting you from your hotel. We then have a 30 minutes ride with comfortable private transportation to Tipon town which is a National Archaeological Park toward the southeast of Cusco, into the direction of Puno. In order to ational Archaeological Park get the ruins we have to take a 5 kilometers (3 miles) dusty road. This archaeological complex is found in a warm valley at an altitude of 3500 meters (11,480 feet). The terracing over here is very impressive, and the retaining walls were built with well carved stones. Even more impressive is the irrigation system that is still serving agriculture and was made taking advantages of the water spring existing in the spot.

After Tipon, we will visit the site of Pikillacta (flea town) which is situated at 30 kilometers (18.6 miles) away southeast of Cusco; its altitude is 3,400 meters (11000 ft) above sea level. The town pre-dates the Incas. The ruins cover an area of 50 hectares (123 acres), and are surrounded by a 10 meters (33 ft) high wall that is still partly intact. It was built by the Wary culture, which arose near Ayacucho and probably constructed around 600-950 after Christ. It has rough stone walls, two and three storey buildings, where food, clothing and weapons were stored. There is also an impressive Incan gate-way to the Cusco valley which was used to control the access to the city.

Continuing, we will pass through Rumicolca (Stone Storehouse) at 3 kilometers (1.5 miles) further east of Pikillacta. It was a stone quarry that in Incan times served for extraction of the grey andesine stone which was used in the construction of the Incan Cusco city. Piñipampta is the major center of production for the red roofing tiles of Cusco.

We then visit the village of Andahuaylillas which is situated at approximately 40 kilometers. (25 miles) east of Cusco, and has an altitude of 3100 meters (10170 ft). It is a small, attractive village. The spacious main plaza is adorned with Pisonay (coral trees), palm trees and the colonial houses surrounding it. The colonial church of San Pedro is the major attraction in the entire village. It is considered to be The Sistine Chapel of the Americas, because of the quality of the artworks and its stunning multicolor and gold leaf ceiling, incredible murals and some fine colonial paintings. There is no church in the city of Cusco to compare with it.
We have a packed lunch on the way.
After that, we will return to Cusco. We end the tour leaving you at your Cusco hotel.

Service Included:

• Private Transportation by vehicles
• Tourist Ticket fee to visit historic sites
• Private guide and bilingual on your tours
• A packed lunch on the way

Service No Included:

• Alcoholic beverages
• Extras
• Tips
• Taxes
• Additional tours
• Laundry service
• Insurance
• Air tickets