Wandering the Andes
10 Days / 9 Nights o 11 Days / 10 Nights o 12 Days / 11 Nights Lima, Cusco, Sacred Valley, Machu Picchu, Puno & Lake Titicaca Final price from USD $990
OPTION A DAY 1 -‐ ... / LIMA
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Flight to Lima (Not Included), arrival, reception & transfer to your hotel.
DAY 2 -‐ LIMA
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Breakfast Pick up from your Miraflores or San Isidro hotel or home. During the morning you will receive a group excursion through Lima. Our excursion offers Lima’s best attractions in its three historical periods: pre-‐Hispanic, colonial and modern. ANCESTRAL LIMA: We start our tour with a panoramic view of the “Pucllana Pyramid” a magnificent ceremonial and archeological center built in the 4th century a.D. and considered a “Sacred Village” by the Incas. The Viceroyalty of Perú was the most important of the Spanish Empire and Lima was its capital. COLONIAL LIMA: We visit the Historical Center of Lima, where you will appreciate more than fifty monuments and Colonial edifications, such as the Paseo de la República, the San Martín Square, the Main Square, the Government Palace, the Archbishop’s Palace, the Cathedral Basilica, and the City Council Palace amongst others. We will visit the monumental SAN FRANCISCO CONVENT, which displays the largest collection of religious art in America. Our highlight will be the visit of the underground vaults, known as “Catacumbas” or Catacombs. Optional: Lunch & Larco Museum visit Return to your hotel.
DAY 3 -‐ LIMA / CUSCO
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Breakfast. At a coordinated time, transfer to Lima airport. Arrival to Cusco, reception & transfer to your hotel. Free afternoon to acclimate to the altitude.
DAY 4 -‐ CUSCO
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Breakfast. Morning pick up from your hotel and city tour visiting the Main Square, known in Inca times as Huacaypata or “The Warriors Square”, this was the scene for many key events in Cuzco’s history. The Cathedral, built between 1560 and 1664 with large stones of red granite taken from the Inca Fortress of Sacsayhuaman, the Cathedral is one of the most imposing structures in the city. It also houses one of the most important collections of gold and silver work of the colonial period, elaborately engraved wooden altars and a beautiful collection of oil on canvas paintings from the Escuela Cusqueña. Koricancha and the Santo Domingo Convent. The Convent was built on the spectacular Koricancha (site of gold), the most important temple dedicated to the worship of the Sun and whose walls were plated
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