{"id":23619,"date":"2021-10-06T22:36:49","date_gmt":"2021-10-06T22:36:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/andeanexplorerscusco.com\/?p=23619"},"modified":"2023-08-08T21:06:27","modified_gmt":"2023-08-08T21:06:27","slug":"50-charms-of-the-cusco-region","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/andeanexplorerscusco.com\/en\/50-charms-of-the-cusco-region\/","title":{"rendered":"50 Charms of the Cusco Region"},"content":{"rendered":"

First, we will start a visualized tour, to discover the 50 Charms of the Cusco Region that you will be able to know when you arrive at the Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport.
\nDespite the fact that the Inca empire disappeared more than 500 years ago, they have left a legacy that currently lives on today, and best of all, in perfect condition.
\nJoin us to discover each of the areas that hide the 50 charms of the Cusco Region.
\nYou can undertake the route knowing, the historic center of the capital of the Inca empire, among its streets full of stories, we begin:<\/p>\n

Historical Center<\/h2>\n

\u2022 Main Square.
\n\u2022 Basilica of La Merced.
\n\u2022 Stone of the 12 angles.
\n\u2022 Convent of Santo Domingo.
\n\u2022 San Pedro Market.
\n\u2022 Enjoy a glass of some kind of liquor, you can do it from one of the balconies on the 2nd floor of the buildings that surround the square.
\n\u2022 If you prefer to go out dancing, the clubs around the main square offer free salsa and bachata classes starting at 9 pm, followed by the \u00a1Baile!
\n\u2022 Visit the planetarium in Cusco.<\/p>\n

The journey can continue with the:<\/p>\n

San Blas neighborhood<\/h2>\n

\u2022 The famous artisan workshops in the San Blas neighborhood
\n\u2022 Temple of the Sun or Coricancha
\n\u2022 Textile Center
\n\u2022 Attend craft fairs or festivities (free) every Sunday with music, local cuisine, and dancing.<\/p>\n

Archaeological Center<\/h2>\n

Cusco is located in the heart of the Andes, and what better than to know the archaeological sites, which are currently in perfect condition.<\/p>\n

Going up to the viewpoint of Cristo Blanco<\/a> and seeing the entire city of Cusco, is Impressive! Then it is time to tour the imposing archaeological sites, such as:<\/p>\n

\u2022 Sacsayhuaman
\n\u2022 Qenqo
\n\u2022 Puca Pucara
\n\u2022 Tambomachay<\/p>\n

If you were delighted with the stories that these archaeological centers capture, now we can know a little more about a tourist route full of art.<\/p>\n

Among the 50 Charms of the Cusco Region, Enjoy the various museums<\/h3>\n

\u2022 Popular art museum
\n\u2022 Regional History
\n\u2022 Inka Museum
\n\u2022 M\u00e1ximo Laura Museum
\n\u2022 Museum of Pre-Columbian Art
\n\u2022 Coca Museum
\n\u2022 Pisco Museum
\n\u2022 The Concha House
\n\u2022 Archbishop’s Palace. It houses the museum of religious art
\n\u2022 Choco museum invites the ideal activity to create with children: a workshop (2h) to create your own chocolate palette.<\/p>\n

sacred valley<\/h2>\n

Main tourist attractions.<\/p>\n

1. Chinchero<\/a>
\n2. Pisac
\n3. Maras
\n4. Moray<\/p>\n

South Sacred Valley<\/h2>\n

Together with the precise places in the Sacred Valley, there are other less touristy sites, which include in the south of the region:<\/p>\n

Passing through the town of Oropesa, the national capital of bread, it is an obligatory stop to taste the rich artisan bread.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Andahuaylillas
\n– St. Peter’s Church. (Sistine Church of America)
\n– Main Square
\n\u2022 Tip\u00f3n
\n\u2022 Pikillacata or known as the small town or the fleas.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

The great citadel of Machu Picchu<\/h2>\n

\"50<\/h2>\n

The Mountain of 7 colors<\/h2>\n

An important point is to mention his real name is that Vinicunca, but it is also known as:<\/p>\n

\u2022 Rainbow Mountain
\n\u2022 Mountain of the Seven Colors<\/p>\n

There is another colorful mountain in Cusco, with much lack of discovery, which also offers beautiful landscapes:
\n\u2022 Palcoyo (also written Palccoyo).<\/p>\n

Nevado Humantay<\/h2>\n

\u2022 Humantay Lagoon<\/p>\n

Finally, other awesome tourist spots<\/h3>\n

1. Perolniyoc waterfall
\n2. Waqrapukara
\n3. Inti Punku or Puerta del Sol
\n4. Nevado Veronica
\n5. The Queshuachaca Bridge
\n6. Singrenacocha Lake
\n7. Suykutambo Canyon
\n8. the Choquequirao trek
\n9. Huchuy Qosqo
\n10. Ausangate trek<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

First, we will start a visualized tour, to discover the 50 Charms of the Cusco Region that you will be able to know when you arrive at the Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport. Despite the fact that the Inca empire disappeared more than 500 years ago, they have left a legacy that currently lives on […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":23622,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_joinchat":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[190,191,198],"tags":[274,220,229,151,245,79,186,218],"class_list":["post-23619","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cuzco","category-andean-explorers-cusco-en","category-traditional-tours","tag-50-charms-of-the-cusco-region","tag-city-tours","tag-coricancha-temple","tag-cuzco","tag-machupicchu-tours","tag-peru","tag-tourism-en","tag-visiting-cusco"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/andeanexplorerscusco.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23619","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/andeanexplorerscusco.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/andeanexplorerscusco.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/andeanexplorerscusco.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/andeanexplorerscusco.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23619"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/andeanexplorerscusco.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23619\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23626,"href":"https:\/\/andeanexplorerscusco.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23619\/revisions\/23626"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/andeanexplorerscusco.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23622"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/andeanexplorerscusco.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23619"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/andeanexplorerscusco.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23619"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/andeanexplorerscusco.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23619"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}