Pickillacta
Pikillacta is located at 30 km from Cuzco. This place belongs to the Wari culture and it is an example of the first urban planning during the VI century A.D.
Pikillacta is located at 30 km from Cuzco. This place belongs to the Wari culture and it is an example of the first urban planning during the VI century A.D.
Located at 97 km from Cuzco. Known as the fortress due to its enormous walls and because it is located in a very strategic place in the Sacred Valley. The temple of the sun and gigantic monoliths make of this place a surprising one.
According to the chroniclers Koricancha was one of the most outstanding buildings in Cuzco. The walls were totally covered with gold because it was the main temple for worshiping the sun god. The convent has an invaluable collection of XVII and XVIII centuries.
These are lines that extend themselves over kilometers and form different images in the desert forming figures visible only from the air. Old geoglyphes are found in the Jumana Plains, in the Nazca desert and between Nazca and Palpa. Several theories have arisen around these mysterious drawings. Some say that they were landing strips for […]