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For a detail description of the hotel of your choice
click on the hotel name that you will find after the Cuzco city description.
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Situated 3360 m (11,024 feet) above sea level, Cuzco was
once the capital of the Inca Empire. Remains of the granite stone walls
of the Inca Palace and temples can still be seen-the most remarkable is
the Koricancha, or Sun Temple. Of the several churches in Cuzco, the 17th-century
La Merced and its monastery San Francisco Belen de los Reyes, Santa Clara
and San Blas are the most interesting, representative as they do a blend
of colonial and Indian architecture. Overlooking Cuzco is the immense fortress
of Sacsayhuaman. Also easily accessible are the Inca sites of Kenko, Puca
Pucara and Tambomachay, and the markets of Pisac (Tuesdays, Thursday and
Sundays) and Chincheros are also an attraction. The Inka City of Cuzco
is also the main entry point to reach the world-famed wonders of Machu
Picchu, The Sacred Valley of the Incas and the exciting Urubamba and Vilcanota
River Rafting locations. Cuzco is best reached from Lima or Arequipa by
air, daily.
It is also accessible from Arequipa by train. There is a wide
assortment of hotels in Cuzco to please any taste.
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