ATTRACTIONS IN THE EAST OF THE CITY

Paucartambo:

Once 109 Km. was located from the city of the Cusco, to Paucartambo's Province, one can consent through a made firm road that drives along Cusco Canchis's road, taking Huambutío's deviation, or also using the road PísacSan Salvador. Paucartambo, call the Principal Folklórica is a very well-known city, because in her the festivity of the Virgin of the Villa comes true on July 16 once the Easter was called paucartambina and the observation of the imposing natural spectacle: The way out of the sun in three Crosses, to 45 Km. of Paucartambo. At the trajectory the chullpas or funerary Ninamarca's constructions position themselves. From three Crosses the way the route leads to Q'osñipata's Valley and to the Manu's National Park.

Machupicchu:

Quechuan term, once literally the Spanish was translated like Old top, shocking Inca city located northwest of the Cusco's city, to 112,5 Km. of distance told from the railway line that leads to of the Cusco Quillabamba; Such point corresponds to the named station Puente Machupicchu, there the passenger leaves the train and takes the bus than advancing in climb you leave 8 Km. at the pre-Hispanic monument: Machupicchu is to 2000 m.s.n.m. The central part of the pre-Columbian city ( Temple of the sun ) is to the 2350 m.s.n.m. The summit of the hill that lodges the ancient monument and that also Machu Picchu names himself, registers 3050 m.s.n.m.

Of the central portion of Vilcabamba's Mountain Range, emerges a spur orógeno towards the north, modulating short slopes and little plain, she is a geological shelf that the Peruvian ancients of the region to forge the population that today Machupicchu names himself there made good use of. In the last part of the spur, the fact that your north extreme, right after a topographic angostamiento, is the mountain returns to rise, modulating something like a cone squashed by two opposed sides, has to do with Wayna Picchu.

The Inca city understands two sectors fundamentally: The north or urban and the austral or agricultural, because in the Northerner the buildings are and in the Southerner platforms. Separates them the dry moat and the outer wall.

Considered for his depositor witness, one of biggest and wonderful works that the human ingenuity could realize, the man's triumph on the heights. It is pride of the Peru and of the Cusco, as the Tawantinsuyo's Great Civilization bequeathed humanity.
Machu Picchu's pre-Columbian city, lifted-up in between an exuberant vegetation and in the top of a mountain the fact that Urubamba dominates the river's deep cannon was humanity's declared Cultural Patrimonio for the UNESCO and is about to get the title from Worldly wonder.

Machupicchu positions himself to 3 hours on tour by train, one can consent also for helicopter ( 30 minutes in a flash ), or on foot ( 4 days for the Inca Road, from the Km. 88 )

Historic Machupicchu's Sanctuary:

Established for Decreto Supremo No. 001-81 AA of January 8, 1981 and declared in 1983 Patrimonio Cultural of humanity for the UNESCO, Machupicchu's Historic Sanctuary, on a 35.592-hectare surface, acquire bigger relief than the one belonging to an archeological set. For his excellent grade position, it is a natural reserve of incalculable value. The Sanctuary locates him at the Oriental spring of Vilcabamba's Mountain Range, mountain range limited by the rivers Apurímac and Urubamba.
The locale belongs to the most extraordinary for its beauty and spectacularity, I intermingle of geographic accidents with ample corrugated surface, physiographic whim with granitic mountains of quasi vertical flanks and hair-raising shelves. The climate and the ground, unit factors of the habitat collect singularity for 5er heterogeneous, giving as a result biotic communities varied at short territory.

The Historic Santuario understands a multiplicity of architectonic ancient sets; At the valley Salapunku, Qhanabamba, Pinchaunuyuk, Wayraq Punku, Qoriwayrachina, Q'ente Uaqtapata, Choqesuysuy, Intiwatana are, and other ones. We have Machu Picchu to half a height, Wiñay Wayna, Inka Raqay, Pata Wasi, Runku Raqay, Inti Pata, Killapata and other ones. We have Wayraq Tanpu to bigger height, Phuyupatamarka, Sayaqmarka, Waynapicchu, Wayna Q'ente, WilIkaraqay and other ones.

The forests that cover the slopes and cannons with the Sanctuary, between 1700 and 3600 m.s.n.m.'s altitudes contain a delicious flora and fauna, that he includes sorts in danger of extincibn, like the Cockerel of the Rocks, the National Bird of the Peru, the bear of glasses, etc.

Inca Road:

One of the main paths at the Park today is named Camino Inka frequented by sportsmen and tourists, has 45 Km. of length, he initiates in the Km. 88, in Qoriwayrachina and culminate at the ancient city - more famous the way of trekking of the world -. The road is signposted, does not offer danger at all, the tract it is repaired, there are police, medical service and carriers of packages. The train lets the one that wishes to do the journey at Qoriwayrachina's Station ( Km. 88 of the railway line ) enter ten of every tomorrow nine. The walker for a comfortable bridge dried to the river's left-hand side Urubamba, Q'ente is in the group of houses of the rustic farm and undertakes the long walk, advancing three kilometers just the opposite to waters, get to Uaqtapata's archeological group, Kusichaka crosses the small brook and defeating 8 km. he gets to Wayllabamba or Patawasi ( present-day town ), consequently he finds food and other elements ). Of this point, the walker undertakes loud promotion to Warmiwañusqa's Clearing In The Woods, going over 10 Km., he is the point more lifted in the journey with altitude of 4200 m.s.n.m. He goes through a momentary break here necessarily, one does not stay overnight for the cold and the height. Of the Clearing In The Woods it is walked down to a very short tilted plain and small brook that he is named pakaymayu and Runturaqay keeps going up himself this time again to the archeological so-called group, having walked 5 Km. from the clearing in the woods. One keeps on rising, they pass very little little lagoons and another clearing in the woods, the one belonging to Runturaqay, with altitude of 3900 m.s.n.m are led. Going along journey this time of slope for neat on the way to Inca data Sayak Marka's archeological group is led. Has walked to him 6 Km. from Runturaqay. Now for lots with few ups and downs, going by an Inca tunnel and defeating 5 Km. he takes place to another archeological set, this is Phuyupata marka. From this point to another similar set walks to him three Km. and we are in Wiñay Wayna. From here advancing three km. for path without inclination, next a Km. em risen conquering inclusively some stairs, and he takes place to Intipata's Clearing In The Woods. Towards the north and I get down visible Machu Picchu's city is visible to plenitude with all. Long walk of 1 Km. ends it sloping downwards ( of the book Machupicchu and the Inca Road of the Dr. Victor Angles Vargas ).

A regulations for its use exist, principally destined to preserve the fauna and the place's flora. Right after going over the Inca Road, visiting Machupicchu, the visitor can complement the unforgettable experience with some relaxing restrooms in Aguas's hot springs Hot, to 2 Km. from the train's station.

Choquequirao:

Choquequirao's archeological set is located at Santa Teresa's district, Provincia of The Convention, Departamento of the Cusco. Apurímac is located at one of the spurs of the Nevado Choquequirao at the Salqantay's mountain range, right bank of the river to 3033 m.s.n.m.

One from the accesses to this great attraction is for the road Cusco Abancay, taking the deviation Saywite Cachora, from whose point is far away some 30 Km. for road of horseshoe.

About your origin, the hypothesis more accepted is that one that it supports than in the second one half of the XVth century and first decades of the XVIth century the Cusco's Incas undertook the conquest of new territories in the Región Antisuyu, zone inhabited by the Indians Antis, period in which Choquequirao would have been constructed.

Choquequirao was an important Inca city that kept political, social and cost-reducing shows, getting constituted in an axle cheap to run to enable a considerable interchange of products between the Coast and the saw.
The first mentions of the archeological set, they are in the chronicles ' of expeditions conquer, they talk about Choquequirao like a very ancient city that was visited in 1768 and that found itself depopulated and abandoned ( Geography of the Peru Virreynal, S. XVIII ).

Monumental set belongs to great beauty at its constructions and geographic panorama. It is an excellent example of Inca architecture and it is archeological an inexhaustible source of information to save valuable historic testimonies. The geographic context that the archeological group encloses is one of a 1810-hectare area that different ecological floors with a great biodiversidad present.
WariChanka Inka, that you articulate Ayacucho's departments, Apurímac and Cusco, registers Choquequirao herself in the tourist axle grouping important tourist resources en route.