Cusco: City Tours and Nearby Inca Sites Half-Day Tour Cusco: San Pedro Market and Ruins Half-day Tour
ID: GYG318362-562727
Category:
Country: Peru
Duration:
04:30 hours
Description
Explore the San Pedro market and learn about its unique local products. Then, see the ruins of the Koricancha Temple, the Fortress of Sacsayhuaman, the Plaza de Armas, and the cathedral.
This charming half-day tour of Cusco offers us history, living culture and art. We will be able to appreciate how the Andean and Spanish cultures, as well as the past and the present, coexist in harmony in the Imperial City. We will arrive at the center to walk the halls of the San Pedro market, the oldest in the city. Designed in 1925 by Gustave Eiffel, today it brings together hundreds of merchants selling local products.
We will also visit the Koricancha temple, which during the Inca empire was a center of worship of the Sun and on which the Santo Domingo convent was later built as part of the evangelization process. Its baroque style façade built on solid Inca walls perfectly summarizes the syncretism of cultures in the city of Cusco. To appreciate the greatness of the Incas, we will ascend to the monumental fortress of Sacsayhuaman, which with its enormous carved stone walls constitutes one of the best examples of Inca military architecture.
We will tour the archaeological center of Kenko, a ceremonial place where the sun, the moon and the stars were worshiped. We couldn|t take a tour of the city without visiting the Cathedral, the most important temple in the city. It was built by the Spanish on top of the palace of the Inca Huiracoha. Its interior houses a wonderful collection of colonial art composed of goldsmith pieces and representative canvases of the Cusco School of Art.
Highlights
- Marvel to the outstanding Inca sites surrounding the city
- Explore the Inca alleys within the city
- Visit both the Plaza de Armas and the cathedral
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION
• Please note that there is an extra charge of up to 50% on holidays, please check these dates before booking
• This tour requires a minimum of 2 people per booking
• Solo travellers require a supplement confirmation
You will be picked up from your hotel
When should I book?
To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.
Cancellations
Cancellation is not possible. If you cancel it anyway or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity and the money you paid will not be refunded.
