South Valley Day Trip to Tipon, Pikillacta and Andahuaylillas
Cusco, Peru
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Trip Type: Day Trips
Duration: 6 hours
This tour will be combining beautiful natural landscapes, Inca architecture in Tipon, pre-Inca Wari architecture in Pikillacta and a beautiful chapel of Andahuaylillas, known as the "Sistine Chapel of America."
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This tour will be combining beautiful natural landscapes, Inca architecture in Tipon, pre-Inca Wari architecture in Pikillacta and a beautiful chapel of Andahuaylillas, known as the "Sistine Chapel of America."
You will be picked up from your hotel between 8am and 9am to start visiting theses incredible places. You will first visit Tipon which is said to be a royal garden commissioned by Wiracocha.
It is one of the most elaborate examples of agricultural terracing created by the Incas. These tall terraces which run up the narrow valley are irrigated by an aqueduct from Pachatusan, the mountain above the site. In addition to the terracing there are also some other structures at Tipon, including baths, a temple complex, canals and aqueducts. Tipon is definitely one of the visited sites in the Cusco area but it is equally as impressive as those in the Sacred Valley. The Tipon Archeological Complex is located 24km southeast of Cusco.
You will then head to the only pre-Inca site in the Cusco area, Pikillacta. This adobe complex was built around 700 to 900 AD by the Huari, in the area; there is a small Inca site just a short walk from Pikillacta, known as Rumicolca, a travel checkpoint for the Incas.
Finally, you will visit Andahuaylillas where you will find the "Sistine Chapel of Peru," a church that is home to golden altars, paintings and many colored ceilings. The chapel is simple and unassuming on the outside, but on the inside you'll find masterpiece after masterpiece. On the return, you'll pass by Saylla typical Cuzco where people can enjoy the delicious pork chicharrones or the famous dish called Cuy al Horno – Andean guinea pig (optional).
We returned to Cusco at around 3:30pm.Duration: 6-7 hours.
It is one of the most elaborate examples of agricultural terracing created by the Incas. These tall terraces which run up the narrow valley are irrigated by an aqueduct from Pachatusan, the mountain above the site. In addition to the terracing there are also some other structures at Tipon, including baths, a temple complex, canals and aqueducts. Tipon is definitely one of the visited sites in the Cusco area but it is equally as impressive as those in the Sacred Valley. The Tipon Archeological Complex is located 24km southeast of Cusco.
You will then head to the only pre-Inca site in the Cusco area, Pikillacta. This adobe complex was built around 700 to 900 AD by the Huari, in the area; there is a small Inca site just a short walk from Pikillacta, known as Rumicolca, a travel checkpoint for the Incas.
Finally, you will visit Andahuaylillas where you will find the "Sistine Chapel of Peru," a church that is home to golden altars, paintings and many colored ceilings. The chapel is simple and unassuming on the outside, but on the inside you'll find masterpiece after masterpiece. On the return, you'll pass by Saylla typical Cuzco where people can enjoy the delicious pork chicharrones or the famous dish called Cuy al Horno – Andean guinea pig (optional).
We returned to Cusco at around 3:30pm.Duration: 6-7 hours.
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