Cusco, September 6, 2010

     

HORSEBACK RIDING


Description:

07:30 Pick up to the hotel and departure to Sacsayhuaman Known as Militar Fortress after Manco Inka's rebellion but it is the sun's house, its built has three levels and in the third level we can see religious constructions, we will see Palace, Temples, Fortress, Agricultural Terraces, Living Inca Museum. Sacsayhuman complex was a temple in homage to illapa (lightning), it was built with stones brought from Waqoto's quarry, and this place is located 30 km . of Sacsayhuaman. After our unforgettable visit, we will go to a place known as El Rancho (The Ranch), in this place our horses are waiting for us. 

From this place our horseback tour will start. And we will visit Q'enqo , it means labyrinth, temple carved in stone, with galleries - stone altars, an amphitheatre, inside of this, there is a monolith with puma's figure. Continuing our tour we arrive to Temple of the moon , place of a lot of surprises, in this temple we will find a snake, little pumas without head and a condor carved in stone (on the entrance), These figures represent in Inka's tradition, The three worlds, Uju Pacha (dead's world) represented by snake, Kay Pacha (the world where we live) represented by Pumas and Hanan Pacha (Gods's world) represented by condor. Continuing our way we arrive to Cusilluchayoc which is part of Sasayhuaman archaeological complex. we will appreciate mirrors lithic and young pumas sustained in two legs how to run a ritual dance, The buildings are religious function, we can see enclosures military, In Inka's times everything had relation with the Andean Cosmovision. After our visit we continue to Pucapucara Complex structure has numerous enclosures interior, squares and roads. Then - Tambomacha y a natural spring pours through three constructed inka water falls. 

We can go back to Sacsayhuaman in our horseback tour until to place known as The ranch or we can finish our tour in Tambomachay and go back by bus from Tambomachay to Cusco


Itinerary:
Cusco-Sacsayhuaman by bus (horses) Sacsayhuaman - Q'enqo - Pucapucara and Tambomachay.

This program includes:

  • Transport
  • Horse
  • Horseman.
  • Official guide
  • Admission Tickets according to the program

 

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