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Lima
Reception and tranfer from Jorge Chavez
airport in the City of Lima to the hotel.
We will get to know the Colonial Lima,
reminiscent of the viceroyalty times.
We will start our tour visiting Plaza
Mayor, which is located exactly where
Francisco Pizarro founded the city of
Lima in 1535.
We will also get to know its Cathedral,
the Government Palace (the change of
guard is an attractive ceremony that
takes place every day at 11:45am). We
cannot miss San Francisco Convent with
its beautiful cloister, its office and
catacombs, which served as cemetery
during the Colonial period, and the
pyramid-shape Huaca Huallamarca from
the pre-Inca times, entirely built on
sun-dried brick.
After going around the historic center,
we will head for the modern neighborhoods
such as San Isidro and Miraflores with
their charming beaches and the busy
commercial and night life. We will end
our tour in the romantic Love Park,
which has a magnificent sculpture that
represents the Andean Lovers with view
to the Pacific Ocean which we cannot
miss.
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Lima - Museos
Breakfast at the hotel. Morning off to do
some shopping or rest. Then we will go to
a restaurant to enjoy a typical Peruvian
lunch, or if we want something different
we can try international food. In the afternoon
we will have to choose between the Gold
Museum, Larco Herrera Museum and Amano Museum;
we will visit one of them to discover the
Inca and pre-Inca culture.
In the Gold Museum, we can find gold
pieces from different Inca cultures of
Peru. Larco Herrera Museum shows an important
collection of ceramics, fabrics and craftsmanship
in precious metals from the north of the
country. Finally, in Amano Museum we can
see a private collection of ceramics and
fabrics from the pre-Inca times.
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Cusco
Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to the
airport of Lima to take a flight to Cuzco.
Morning off. In the afternoon we will
visit the Imperial City of the Incas:
Cuzco.
We will stop at the Temple of the Sun
(Qorikancha) that is Santo Domingo Church
nowadays. Cuzco stands out because of
its typical streets and its picturesque
small squares. Also we will go to see
the ruins surrounding the city: Sacsayhuaman
Fortress, Q’ engo, Puca-Pucara and
Tambomachay.
We could not miss the Renaissance Cathedral
in Cuzco, especially its facade and the
inside, where we can appreciate cedar
wood carvings in the choir and the pulpit,
Cuzco school paintings and embossed silverware,
making this Cathedral an unforgettable
place.
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Cuzco - Pisac Market - Ollantaytambo - Cuzco
Breakfast at the hotel. We will spend the
whole day getting to know the Sacred Valley
of the Incas. We will stop off at the typical
craft market in the town of Pisac, where
we can appreciate the quality of Peruvian
craftsmanship. Bear in mind that it is only
open on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.
On Sundays, we can witness a mass in
Quechua language in which the indigenous
mayors or Varayocs take part. At midday,
we will have lunch and then stroll around
the archeological park of Ollantaytambo
next to the city of Cuzco. Ollantaytambo
Park is famous for its typical main Temple.
Then we will go back to Cuzco to spend
the night.
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Cusco - Machu Picchu
Breakfast at the hotel.
We will go into Machu Picchu Archeological
Complex. Such complex is located in the
sub-tropical region of Cuzco at 2,350 meters
above sea level. We will go to the train
station where we will start our visit.
We will be dazzled by the stunning and
marvelous Machu Picchu Complex, where
we will visit its squares, temples, platforms,
ceremonial sites and its royal palace,
apart from seeing the famous Inti Watana,
or the Solar Clock and an incredible series
of rock natural spring fountains. We will
have lunch at midday and, after our Machu
Picchu adventure, we will return to the
Imperial City of the Incas.
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Machu Picchu - Cusco
Breakfast at the hotel.
Day off to stroll around Machu Picchu once
more but more relaxed this time. In the
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Lima at Night
Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to Cuzco
airport. Day off. In the evening, we will
have a short walk around the bohemian Lima
and get to know the district of Barranco,
which due to its romantic atmosphere was
the place that poets, writers and artists
have chosen to live in.
The Barranco area has kept its ancient
parks and trees; and the places that stand
out are the Bridge of Sighs, the famous
Domeyer Street and Bajada de los Baños.
Later we will go to a restaurant to taste
some rich Peruvian food. We will taste
the traditional liquor that is the base
of the worldwide known Pisco Sour. We
can enjoy the Peruvian folklore. Those
people who want to visit a Peruvian disco
and enjoy the nightlife in Lima can stay
and listen to good music.
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Lima
Breakfast at the hotel. We will be transferred
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