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In this section you will have the
most complete and updating information that you require
to get to know and to enjoy Cusco and its main
attractions such as: Machu Picchu, Classic Cusco, The
Sacred Valley, The South Sacred Valley, Vilcabamba
Valley, and also some useful advises that will make your
trip a fascinating experience and most of all a safety
experience, here you will find the Festivities Calendar
and you would learn about Ecological Destinations that
this region has and Other Destinations of Peru that are
very important to whom will visit our magic country. |
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Cusco |
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All the
chroniclers coincide manifesting that the
quality of the building was extraordinary,
made with gray basaltic andesites coming
from the quarries of Waqoto and Rumiqolqa.
The walls have the "Sedimentary" or
"Imperial Inkan" type that is the maximum
expression of architecture in pre-Columbian
America. The stones are between medium to
large which outer surface is rectangular; |
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Machu Picchu |
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The
Machupicchu archaeological complex is
located in the department of Cusco, in the
Urubamba province and district of
Machupicchu. It is perched on the eastern
slopes of the Vilcanota mountain range, a
chain of mountains curtailed by the Apurimac
and Urubamba Rivers. At latitude 13º7' South
and longitude 72035' West of the Greenwich
Meridian, Machupicchu is located at a height
of 2,350 meters above sea level (main
square). |
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Sacred Valley |
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his
picturesque town with a blend of mestizo and
colonial architecture belong to the province
of Calca at the entrance to the Sacred
Valley of the Incas, 32Km down a modern
highway from the city of Cusco.
Founded during the reign of Viceroy
Francisco de Toledo, the town has both
Western and native features that make it an
original and typical town of the region
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Peru Information |
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Peru one of the
greatest civilizations in the past and now
Peru is a magic and thousand-year-old
country that has a huge variety and wealth
which is not very usual in the world. |
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Peru Maps |
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Peru is
located in the west central part of South
America. It encompasses an area of 498,222
square miles (1 `285, 215 km2) and can be
compared in size to Spain, France and former
West Germany combined. In South America,
only Brazil and Argentina are larger. Peru
is the 19th largest country in the world.
Peru is bordered to the north by Ecuador, to
the south by Chile and Bolivia, to the east
by Colombia and Brazil and to the west by
the Pacific Ocean. |
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