Cuzco - Peru - 3 Places to visit in addition to Machupicchu - Inka Culture

jaimewilliam (53)in #english • 8 years ago

Machupicchu has become famous for being one of the 7 Wonders of the World. If you go to Machupicchu you can find 3 wonderful places that will also enchant you, full of magic, tradition, Peruvian culture and feeling.

Fortress of Sacsayhuaman

Sacsayhuamán is one of the most amazing buildings in the world, it is thought that it began to be built during the government of Pachacútec and that continued for another 70 years until Tupac Yupanqui; Is the work of more than 20,000 men who extracted the stones from the quarries of Muina, Huacoto and Rumicolca and moved them 20 km to the hill of the city of Cusco, where they were transformed into the wall that can be seen now; And without knowing it, in one of the most mysterious places on the planet. The stones of the wall are so well fitted that there is no pin between them; Do not you find it amazing? Well then know that they are united "for nothing"; No type of amalgam, glue or any type of mortar keeps them together.

Mountain of Colors

Enjoy beautiful landscapes with abundant vegetation and Andean animals. It enjoys wonderful views of the Ausangate, one of the highest mountains in Peru and the colorful southern valley of Cusco with its extensive lagoons, Andean villages, rivers and streams. To finally reach our main objective, the extraordinary mountain Vinicunca that is especially attractive for its variety of colors, and also known as Rainbow Mountain ..

Maras

The salt mines of Maras (salt mines) have about 3000 small wells with an average area of about 5 m² built on one side of the slope of the mountain of Qaqawiñay. Here we will learn how salt is and has been extracted from this place since pre-Inca times. Moray is a center of agricultural experimentation of Inca times.