Cusco and the Sacred Valley
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We’ve compiled the best of the best in Cusco and the Sacred Valley - browse our top choices for the top things to see or do during your stay.
Dominating the Plaza de Armas, the monumental cathedral is one of Cusco's grandest buildings. Built in 1550 on the site of the palace of the...Read More
Husband-and-wife team Pablo Seminario and Marilú Behar spent years developing their art into what is now known as the Seminario Style—taking...Read More
Walk above town to a formidable stone structure where massive terraces climb to the peak of Temple Hill. It was the valley's main defense against...Read More
For a different perspective on pre-Colombian ceramics head to this spectacular museum, known as MAP, where art and pre-Colombian culture merge...Read More
View Tours and ActivitiesIf the Spanish came to the new world looking for El Dorado, the lost city of gold, they must have thought they'd found it when they laid eyes...Read More
Towering high above Cusco, the ruins of Sacsayhuamán are a constant reminder of the city's Inca roots. You may have to stretch your imagination...Read More
The main attraction of the small town of Andahuaylillas, 8 km (5 miles) southeast of Pikillacta, is a small 17th-century adobe-towered church...Read More
Loosely translated as "palace of weaving," Awana Kancha provides an opportunity to see products made from South America's four camelids (alpaca...Read More
You'll find a bit of everything in this spot, which may leave you feeling like you've seen it all before. Colonial building? Check. Cusqueña...Read More
If you're looking for an authentic market experience, you can see locals come from miles away to sell their produce at the Sunday Chinchero...Read More
This museum provides a delicious introduction to the history and process of chocolate making, from cacao bean to bar. Workshops allow you to...Read More
A 1607 colonial church in the central plaza above the market was built on top of the limestone remains of an Inca palace, thought to be the...Read More
To behold colonial Cusco in all its beauty, take the 15-minute walk up to Colcampata. Following Procuradores from the Plaza de Armas to Waynapata...Read More
With its ornately carved facade, this Jesuit church on the Plaza de Armas gives the Catedral a run for its money in the beauty stakes. The Compañía...Read More
The church may be overshadowed by the more famous Catedral and Iglesia de la Compañía, but La Merced contains one of the city's most priceless...Read More
An extensive collection of Cusqueñan religious art is the draw at this still-working Dominican convent, which incorporates a 1610 church with...Read More
The building may be on the dark and musty side, but this San Blas museum has a remarkable collection of religious art. Originally the site of...Read More
As San Blas's most famous son, the former home of 20th-century Peruvian religious artist Hilario Mendívil (1929–77) makes a good stop if you...Read More
Everyone comes to "ooh" and "eeww" over this archaeological museum's collection of eight Inca mummies, but the entire facility serves as a...Read More
Artifacts that Hiram Bingham unearthed during his 1911 "discovery" of Machu Picchu and brought back to Yale University resided with the university...Read More
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