Departamento de Cusco Travel and Tourism Guide

we leave canada direction peru to find the real civilisation of the inca time

Sunday we took an all day tour of the Sacred Valley which is the area between Cusco and Machu Picchu with lots of ruins, markets, etc.  Organized tours are not necessarily my favorite thing to do but it was Sunday market day and we figured it would be fun.  The drive over the pass from Cusco was pretty spectacular but we knew we were on the dorky tourist bus when we blasted by the ruins at Tambomachay and Pukara in order to get to the souvenir stands more rapidly….We did stop at a...

I had an amazing time in Peru. Spent time in Cusco, Ollantaytambo, Machu Picchu and Lima. Adjusting to the altitude of Cusco was unquestionably necessary. The people, their crafts and the ruins of this region are simply beautiful.

Our trip to Machu Picchu began with a tour of the Sacred Valley or 'Valle Sagrada'.  We stopped in the Pisac market and grabbed some fresh empanadas recently pulled from the oven.  Then as we walked toward the marketplace two llamas sprinted past us oblivious to our presence and shoved their faces into a bucket of carrots I'm hoping was placed for them. The market was full of colours and sounds and people moving all over the place.  I purchased a couple things then decided to ...