Full Day Tour on the Sun Route from Cusco to Puno
Cusco, Peru
Trip Type: Day Trips
Duration: 10 hours
This is a private tour from Cusco to Puno or Puno to Cusco visiting amazing places to see like Andahuaylillas, Raqchi, La Raya and Pukara.
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This is a private tour from Cusco to Puno or Puno to Cusco visiting amazing places to see like Andahuaylillas, Raqchi, La Raya and Pukara.
The day starts with your pick up at your hotel in Cusco at 6:30am and we arrive to Earth Terminal or Hotel in Puno at 5:00pm.
Andahuaylillas 8:00am
Visit the church of San Pedro Apostol de Andahuaylillas, the "Sistine Chapel of America". It was built by the Jesuits in the 16th century. Like other Spanish and religious constructions of the time, it was built on top of a Huaca, or sacred place for the Incas. Made out of adobe and brick, the church is a small structure consisting of one nave, apse and bell tower. But there's a reason why it's known as the Sistine Chapel of America.
Raqchi, Temple of Wiracocha 10:30am
The most important building inside the complex is the "Wiracocha temple" that according to the old chroniclers was built by the Inca Wiracocha in honour to the Superior God invisible for the Andean people: "Apu Kon Titi Wiracocha". The "temple of Wiracocha" is a great construction for that age. Architectonically it is classified as "Kallanka", that is, a high building completely covered with straw (wood and "ichu"). Externally it is 92 meters long (302 feet) and 25.25 meter wide (83 feet).
Sicuani 11:40am
Sicuani is a relatively large highland town. The town is a major intersection, with the road to Puno/Arequipa passing through here. This town is surrounded by some very pretty hills. Afterwards, you have a buffet lunch in our exclusive restaurant with family atmosphere.
Raya Pass 1:50pm
Abra La Raya (La Raya Pass) is the watershed between the valley that drains into Lake Titicaca and the valley that leads down to Cusco and to the Sacred Valley. The altitude is 4338 m (14,232 feet).
Pukara 3:00pm
Pukara was the first regional population center in the northern Lake Titicaca Basin during the Late Formative Period (500 BC- AD 200), providing valuable insights into the origins of Andean civilization in the highlands. During its peak it covered over a square kilometer and housed thousands of bureaucrats, priests, artisans, farmers, herders, and possibly warriors. The Pukara style is identified by impressive monolithic sculptures with a variety of geometric, zoomorphic, and anthropomorphic images plus intricate, multi-colored pottery in a variety of ritual and domestic forms.
Puno 5:00pm
Arrival to Puno - Earth Terminal
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