The Amazing Andean Baroque and South Valley Route

The tour starts at 9:00 in the morning. We will depart to Cusco south and after about an hour we will arrive at the Chapel of the Purified Virgin of Canincunca, located on an old Wari center and next to the Urcos lagoon. Then, just 4 minutes from Canincunca is the San Juan Bautista Temple of Huaro, our second destination, which preserves more than 60 sculptures and 50 canvases of great quality and beauty, as well as silverware, altarpieces and others. Our third destination will be the Temple of San Pedro Apóstol of Andahuaylillas often called the “Sistine Chapel of the Americas”, whose artistic majesty is also reflected in the coffered ceiling of Mudejar influence, the great variety and richness of the canvases (such as the series dedicated to Saint Peter the Apostle, patron saint of the town), the polychromy of the roofs and the triumphal arch that separates the presbytery from the main nave.

After visiting this Temple, we will enjoy a delicious lunch in Andahuaylillas or enjoy a generous box lunch.

After having lunch, we will visit Rumiqolqa, that was an inka gate which is located in the eastern sector of the pre-Hispanic city of Pikillacta, this inka gate was one of the main entries to the city of Cusco and exit towards the Qollasuyo. To complete this tour, we will visit the most important archaeological center regarding the hydraulic wisdom of the Incas: Tipón, which was a major shrine where water was worshiped with the care and veneration that the Incas treated to this element. This complex has been distinguished by the American Society of Civil Engineers as a marvel of Civil Engineering.

We will be arriving in Cusco around 5:00 in the afternoon, after enjoying the Andean Baroque and the South Valley Route.