LIMA CUSCO MACHUPICCHU TITICACA PARACAS NAZCA IQUITOS LIMA 14 Days

Day 01 … – Lima

Upon arrival at the international airport of Lima Jorge Chavez will be received by our local agent and transferred to his lodging, located in Miraflores the best area of Lima.

Accommodation in Lima – in your selected lodging (B)

Day 02 Lima – Cusco

Breakfast at the Hotel. Transfer to the airport for your regular flight to Cusco. Reception and transfer to your Hotel.

In the morning free to relax:

You will be picked up from your hotel at 1:30 in the afternoon, we will start our activity with City Tour. We will visit the Cathedral of Cusco, which has been built on the palace Quishuarcancha simiento Inca; In it one can appreciate the phonemes of syncretism, which means the juxtaposition of Andean figures or elements placed with sobriety within pictorial paintings or paintings; For example, one can find the famous Andean mermaid that is half woman and half of the potato or the Last Supper in Andean version, in which the guinea pig has been painted instead of roasted lamb. Only in this church there are an average of 350 oil paintings. The next attraction is the Temple of the Sun Qoricancha, which is the largest Adorator, located in the center of the city itself; There were chapels or rooms dedicated to the Inca gods; Many of them have been destroyed and the Church and the Monastery of Santo Domingo have been built on Inca monuments. After Qoricancha we will continue to the outskirts of Cusco, Sacsayhuaman the only megalithic construction and it has been proposed many theories or that have been asked important questions. What techniques have been applied to temper or amalgamate the lytic structures? What techniques have been used to move the stone structures of the quarry to the building site? O What techniques have been used to cut the lithic structures of the main mass? In reality there are theories that have been proposed by foreign and local researchers, the issue is to address which of the theories would be the most acceptable.

Then we will move to another important Inca site known as Q’enqo, a kind of outcropping or intrusive rock formation and underneath the rock you can see a passageway in the living rock; Which is the temple of the mother earth; For others this is a sort of Adoration, it was the place where the priests, the Inca, philosophers, agoreros, fortune-tellers ingested psychotropic substances to enter in a state of ecstasy and to contact the spiritual world of their ancestors; In fact they were able to predict the future; This possibility has been given by the American professor Willian Sullivan in his book “The secret of the Incas”. The next attraction is Pucapucará a place of rest, Lodge type, more properly a Tambo, you can see in the Inca walls, iconographic figures as: turtle, Inca puppy, snake, llama, seal, bear, pig, etc. The last attraction will be Tambomachay called the “Bath of the Inca” better known as “The Fountain of Eternal Youth or The Source of Fertility”.

Overnight in Cusco – In your Selected Accommodation (B)

Day 03 Cusco – Sacred Valley – Cusco

The Sacred Valley of the Incas was the equivalent of the Milky Way, consequently the Incas were able to construct their constructions or buildings following the patterns of the Milky Way: it means that the Incas saw in it the black clouds of a serpent, puma, Condor, llama, crocodile, shepherd, partridge, toad, etc .; So that along this valley you can see the contours of these constructions or settlements in the form of these constellations. Cusco has the outline of Puma, Ollantaytambo of a llama, and even Machupicchu the crocodile outline.

08:30: Cusco to Pisaq Ruins (the proper name of Pisaq is p’isaqa which means partridge) It is located in 36 km of Cusco will explore the colossal terraces for agricultural purposes, these terraces are not in use because they have been expropriated for the government; It is also very important to see the largest Inca cemetery; Inca residences located at the top of the mountains that were a class of Pucará or redoubt. Pisaq market, located at the bottom of the ruins is not a typical market anymore, 10 years ago used to be, but today it is more than typical of a commercial market. The town of Urubamba, located an hour from the Market of Pisaq, is a special place to have lunch. After lunch you will continue with Ollantaytambo, which is half an hour from Urubamba, which is really impressive because it has been designed in the form of a llama; It is the special place to approach the Inca architecture, the techniques to move the giant rocks of the quarry there, the techniques to adjust or temper the lithic structures in the walls, the techniques to cut the giant rocks of the main mass and thus successively. And the last attraction is the Ruins and the Inca Village of Chincheros; Was the private residence of Tupac Inca Yupanqui, son of Pachacuted who was the greater Inca ruler. After this it is to Cusco, which is almost the whole day.

Overnight in Cusco – In your selected accommodation (D, A)

Day 04 Cusco – Machupicchu – Aguas Calientes

Cusco – Aguas Calientes. 5:30 am. You will be picked up from your accommodation and transferred to Ollantaytambo Station, board the train to Aguas Calientes, which will last for 3:50 hrs. Then you will have to take the bus service to Machu Picchu, it is only half an hour to get to the resort. You will have a guided tour of the most amazing and mysterious of all the Inca sites, you will learn about the history of this site, who lived there, how Machupicchu was discovered in modern times and why the Spanish never found it, but that Is or was Machupicchu ?. There are many answers, but the most surprising has been proposed by the Jesuit priest Bernabé Cobo, written in 1654, one hundred years after the conquest as an “Adoratory”, the worshipers of sacred sites of Cusco; Some of these sites were natural features of the Earth, such as fountains or mangroves, rocky outcrops, caves and lakes; Other Built Sites such as houses, walls and waterways; Which were associated with events of Inca mythology; But not only this version, but there are many theories proposed by scholars both local and foreign. You will have an overview of the various characteristics of the complex. Then you will have some free time to enjoy yourself this spectacular site, a fabulous site is the Inca Bridge built unfinished on the cliff. An unforgettable experience for life that will be amazed forever.

Overnight in Aguas Calientes – in your selected accommodation (B)

Day 05 Aguas Calientes – Cusco

Breakfast at the hotel. The gate of Machupicchu opens at 6:00 am. Make the preparations to go to the ruins on your own with your bus tickets back and forth prepaid. Its entrance to the citadel of Machupicchu is also included. Important: this is a very busy time at Machupicchu, and the lines to board the shuttle buses can be very long. We suggest you plan your return to Aguas Calientes for no later than 12:00 pm. Stand in the queue between 5-5: 15 in the morning to reach the ruins at the time of opening.

Huayna Picchu Hike: Tu 07 a.m.-08 a.m. entrance is prepaid. To make this trek, you must present yourselves at the entrance of Huayna Picchu 07 a.m.-08 a.m. to be able to enter. Make the preparations in time to board the train at Ollantaytambo station. Arrival and transfer to Cusco. Overnight in Cusco. (B)

Day 06 Cusco – Puno

Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to the bus station to board the bus to Puno. The trip lasts approximately 08 hours, will visit the Chapel of Andahuaylillas, Raqchi Archaeological Center (Wiracoha’s Temple), lunch buffet in Sicauni. Next we will visit La Raya, the highest point of the route 4,335 masl, where Cusco (culture Quechua) and Puno (Aymara culture) join. Arrival and transport to the chosen hotel. Overnight in Puno (3,827 m)

Day 07 Puno – Titicaca Lake – Puno

Breakfast at the hotel. Full day excursion to the highest navigable lake in the world. First visit the Floating Islands of the Uros, which is inhabited by the ancient Aymaras. These people have maintained their traditions and customs from generation to generation. Then the trip will continue to Taquile Island, where you will have the opportunity to appreciate its crafts and textiles. Typical lunch in Taquile. Return to Puno and accommodation. (BL)

Day 08 Puno – Lima

Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to Juliaca airport to board the regular flight to Lima. In the route, we will visit the Chullpas of Sillustani, It is one of the greatest archaeological zones of America. These impressive funerary monuments more than 12 meters high are Cylindrical Funeral Chambers, used by Aymara Indians to bury senior officials. Arrival and transfer to selected hotel.

Overnight in Lima (B)

Day 09 Lima – Paracas

06:15: You will be picked up from your hotel and transferred to the bus station to board the tourist bus to Paracas.

11:00: Upon arrival in Paracas you will be met by our local agent and transferred to your hotel. Afternoon free to enjoy and relax on the beach!

Accommodation in Paracas – in your selected lodging (B)

Day 10 Paracas – Nazca

Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to the Paracas pier to start the excursion to the Ballestas Islands by boat, sailing around the island also known as “the small Galapagos”, from the sea you will observe the “Chandelier” geoglyph and the day will last 2:30 hrs. Then transfer to the bus station to board the regular bus to Nazca. Arrival and transfer to selected hotel.

Overnight in Nazca – in your selected accommodation (B)

Day 11 Nazca – Lima

Breakfast very early in the hotel. Overflying the Nazca Lines, you will see from the plane a series of geoglyphs located in the Nazca desert. There are many shapes of lines like the monkey, the hand, the sailboat, the dog even a stroke of an ET and more. In the afternoon, transfer to the bus station to board the regular bus to Lima. After 7.5 hours, arrival and transfer to hotel.

Overnight in Lima – in your Selected Accommodation (B)

Day 12 Lima – Iquitos – Lodge

Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to the airport to board the regular flight to Iquitos. Arrive and transfer to the hotel. Welcome with typical drink. Lunch and excursion to the jungle. Dinner at night. It will begin with a night journey enl boat by the Amazon river to take delight of the magical sounds of the forest under the full moon. Overnight at the Lodge. (D, A, C)

Day 13 Lodge

Breakfast at the hostel. Full day excursion in the jungle. Lunch and dinner included. (D, A, C)

Day 14 Lodge – Iquitos – Lima

Breakfast. Transfer to the airport to board the regular flight to Lima. Arrive and transfer to the hotel. Free afternoon. Overnight. (B) Lima: 154 masl

Day 15 Lima –

Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to the airport to board the international flight. (B) Departure time: 12:00 hrs