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Peru Tourist Guide
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SOUTHERN PERU:
Cusco: Cusco City     Sacsayhuaman, Kenko and Tambo Machay     The Sacred Valley     Aguas Calientes (Machu Picchu village)     Machu Picchu (The Site)     Inca Trail     Treks around Cusco     Manu Reserve (Jungle)     Tambopata Reserve (Jungle)     Salkantay     Choquequirao     Lares     Ausengate     Rafting     San Blas    

Cusco City - Goldtempel & Cathedral

The tour starts at the impressive Colonial Cathedral in Cusco that contains over 400 paintings from the Cusqueña School , several altars. After that we go to visit the Temple of the Sun, main religious center of the Incas dedicated to the Sun Cult. According to the chroniclers, the walls of this temple were entirely covered with gold.
From here we go by bus the visit the four ruins at less than 8 km from Cusco , including Sacsayhuamán, famous for its enormous carved rocks and Q´enqo y Tambomachay.



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