Trip IdeasCusco and the Sacred Valley Places
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Andahuaylillas
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Chinchero
Indigenous lore says that Chinchero, one of the valley's major Inca cities, was the birthplace of the rainbow. Frequent sightings during the rainy season might convince you of the legend's truth. Chinchero... (more) -
Cusco
If you arrive in Cusco with the intention of hopping on the train to Machu Picchu the next morning, you'll probably only have time to take a stroll though the Plaza de Armas and visit Qorikancha (Temple... (more) -
Moray and Salineras
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Ollantaytambo
Poll visitors for their favorite Sacred Valley community and the answer will likely be Ollantaytambo, which lies at the valley's northwestern entrance. Ollantaytambo's traditional air has not been stifled... (more) -
Pikillacta
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Pisac
The colorful colonial town of Pisac, replete with Quechua-language masses in a simple stone church, a well-known market, and fortress ruins, comes into view as you wind your way down the highway from Cusco... (more) -
Puka Pukara
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Qenko
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Rumicolca
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Sacsayhuamán
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Salapunco
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Tambomachay
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Taray
The road from Cusco leads directly to the town of Taray. The Pisac market beckons a few kilometers down the road, but Taray makes a worthwhile pre-Pisac shopping stop.... (more) -
Temple of Raqchi
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Tipón
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Urubamba
Spanish naturalist Antonio de León Pinedo rhapsodized that Urubamba must have been the biblical Garden of Eden, but you'll be forgiven if your first glance at the place causes you to doubt that lofty... (more) -
Yucay
The explosive growth of nearby Urubamba has practically engulfed the tiny village of Yucay, to the point of barely being able to tell where one ends and the other begins. Yucay proper is only a few streets... (more)
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