The Path of Caves and Altars

Itinerary

• We will start our incredible tour leaving from the city of Cusco, with the pick up from its lodging we will head to the top of the mountains near the archaeological group of Puka Pucara, from where we will begin our descent.
• CHUSPILOQ ARCHEOLOGICAL CENTER: The first archaeological site we will reach starting the adventure through trails and Queuñas forests, we will find an archaeological place with the carving of a face in a large stone and front trapezoidal niches with possible ceremonial uses as well as structures of the Inca era.
• LAQO ARCHEOLOGICAL CENTER: The next point is an archaeological place known as the Inca seat, where we find large stones that were carved with different uses, carved in limestone.
• CHUKIMARKA ARCHEOLOGICAL CENTER: A large limestone outcropping that possesses small caves and was carved inside with Inca symbols, a place that to this day is used for ritual ceremonies and offerings made by Andean sorcerers.
• TEMPLE OF THE LONE: Known as Amaru Markawasi, a great rocky outcropping that the Incas used to carve different religious symbols dedicated to the moon, the Pachamama, a ceremonial place that even these days is used for rituals and fertility ceremonies.
• KUSIYUCHAYOQ: We will walk along the ancient Inca road known as the Qhapaqñan, a paved road surrounded by what were fountains of water to reach the temple of the monkeys, a stone temple dedicated to ritual cults of outcropping for good luck, with carved in stone with figures of pumas, snakes and monkeys, with cameras and altars.
• Finally we will walk to our transport or we can continue the way to the white Christ and then be taken to the main square of the city of Cusco.