| Program |
Duration |
Highlights |
 MACHU
PICCHU SPECIAL 4 DAYS |
4 Days and 3 Nights |
Cusco, Koricancha,
Sacsayhuaman, Machu Picchu, Sacred Valley of Urubamba |
|
NEW CUSCO 4 DAYS |
4 Days and 3 Nights |
Cusco, Koricancha,
Sacsayhuaman, Puka Pukara and Tambomachay, Machu Picchu,Aguas
Calientes |
|
CUSCO THE INCAS EMPIRE 5 DAYS |
5 Days and 4 Nights |
Cusco, Koricancha,
Sacsayhuaman, Puka Pukara and Tambomachay, Urubamba
Valley, Ollantaytambo, Machu Picchu, Aguas Calientes
|
|
MACHU
PICCHU LIGHT ADVENTURE 6 DAYS |
6 Days and 5 Nights |
Cusco , Horse Back riding
to Cusco Ruins, Sacsayhuaman, Agus calientes, Machu
Picchu. |
Sacsayhuamán (also known as Saksaq Waman, Sacsahuaman or Saxahuaman)
is a walled complex on the northern outskirts of the city of Cusco, Peru,
the former capital of the Inca empire. The complex is as many other Inca
constructions made of large polished dry-stone walls, each boulder
carefully cut to fit together tightly without mortar.
Located on a steep hill that overlooks the city, it contains an
impressive view of the valley to the southeast. Surface collections of
pottery at Sacsayhuaman indicate that the earliest occupation of the
hill top dates back at least a millennium[citation needed] and
excavations have revealed that there was a substantial early-Inca (Killke
Period) occupation[citation needed]. The complex was greatly expanded
during the period of Inca imperial rule and has now become one of the
most famous archaeological sites in the Americas
Because of its location high above Cuzco and its immense terrace walls,
this area of Sacsayhuaman is frequently referred to as a fortress[2].
Some writers also believe the complex was built specifically to
represent the head of a puma, the effigy shape which Sacsayhuamán
together with Cuzco forms when seen from above[citation needed]. The
importance of its military functions was highlighted in 1556 when Manco
Inca lay siege to Cuzco.[3] Much of the fighting occurred in and round
Sacsayhuaman as it was critical for maintaining control over the city.
It is clear from descriptions of the siege, as well as from excavations
at the site, that there were towers on its summit as well as a series of
other buildings[citation needed]. For example Pedro Sancho, who visited
the complex before the siege, mentions the labyrinth like quality of the
complex and the fact that it held a great number of storage rooms filled
with a wide variety of items[citation needed]. He also notes that there
were buildings with large windows that looked over the city. These
structures, like so much of the site, have long since been destroyed.[4] |
