Overlooking the Plaza de Armas, Cusco’s seventeenth-century Cathedral is built in a beautifully ornate baroque style. Built in several stages, the current buiding sits upon the site of the Inca Sunt...
The Koricancha, or Temple of the Sun, is central to Inca folklore and is believed to have been one of the most impressive buildings of the Inca World. History tells that when the Spanish arrived the b...
Rivaling the Cathedral with its stunning ornate architecture, the design and the façade of La Compañia are excellent examples of Andean Baroque. The original building was constructed in 1571 on the g...
Scattered amongst the countryside overlooking Cusco are several other archaeological sites worth seeing. These include: Quenqo Just 3 km away from Cusco, Quenqo is believed to have been a place of w...
One of Cusco’s most impressive Colonial Buildings, the Admiral’s Palace, contains the excellent the Museo Inka. Tracing the area’s culture and history from pre-Inca times to today, this beautiful man...
During the Inca Empire, the Plaza was known as Huacaypata, a Quechua word meaning ‘Place of Tears’, and was both an important meeting place and ceremonial centre covering at least twice the area than ...
Perched on the hillside overlooking Cusco, the mighty ruins of Sacayhuaman are firmly on the Cusco must-see list. Debate continues to whether this was built as a religious or military settlement, but ...
The San Blas neighbourhood is the most picturesque part of Cusco, and is an eclectic small district of steep narrow, cobbled streets and colonial houses. An area known for its artists, it is an excell...
Newly discovered by travellers, Choquequirao is often referred to as the ‘New Machu Picchu’ and with access only possible by a 2-day trek through the mountains it provides a challenging al...
