Machu Picchu Mountain

Machu Picchu mountain is one of the best travel options for all those who love adventure and hiking. Despite being more extensive in terms of distance and higher at its summit, it is much easier to do than the other mountain “Huayna Picchu”. The landscape that this route presents according to what one goes up […]

Biodiversity of Machu Picchu

Located in the Cusco province of Urubamba, in Peru, the Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu is one of the 7 Wonders of the Modern World. Its dazzling Inca complexes, archaeological sites and monuments of high historical-cultural value, have led it to be recognized and admired throughout the world. The Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu is […]

Amaru Kancha Palace

The Amaru Kancha Palace, House of the Great Serpent, is the name by which the remains of an ancient Inca palace built in Cusco are known, located in front of the Plaza de Armas, old Plaza Huacaypata. According to some chroniclers it was the palace of the Inca Huayna Cápac. It would also be the […]

Hatun Kancha Palace

Commissioned to be built by the Inca Yupanqui, his Panaca lived there. Hatun Kancha is a Quechua expression that means: The great enclosure, the Hatun Kancha Palace belonged to Amaru Inca Yupanqui and there his lineage or panaca resided. Historians say that Amaru, due to his intelligence and obedience, was shaping up to inherit the […]

Hatun Rumiyoc Palace

Hatun Rumiyoc, a Quechua word that means «Big Stone» gives us an indication of what this tourist attraction means, and that is that the stone of the 12 angles is that, a carved stone, specifically green diorite. This is embedded in the outer wall of the palace that is believed to have belonged to Inca […]

Qollqanpata Palace

Qollqanpata Palace is located near the fortress of Sacsayhuamán. It was built by order of the Inca Manco Capac (founder of the Inca Empire) and its name means «place where there are deposits.» It is considered one of the main buildings of the Inca culture. In this place the Inca and his Panaca harvested for […]

Kiswar Kancha Palace

The Kiswar Kancha Palace was built by order of the Inca Huayna Cápac, and whose name means «enclosure of the snakes», it is said that this palace was so wide that it reached the Saphy River. During the time of the Spanish conquest, this palace belonged to Hernando Pizarro. It contained many interior buildings, it […]

Popular Art Museum in Cusco

The Popular Art Museum is located in the district, province and region of Cusco. The Museum of Popular Art is under the administration of the American Institute of Art of Cusco, an entity that has been operating in the region since 1937. The Popular Art Museum in Cusco is located in block 1 of El […]