Lima Museums
Museo Arqueológico Rafael Larco Herrera: (Rafael Larco Herrera Archaeological Museum): Founded in 1926 on an old mansion built in 1707, this museum harbors the biggest private collection of pre-columbian art that exists in the world. This museum contains an exhibition of archaeological pieces made from ceramic, gold, stone and wood, as well as textiles from pre-Hispanic […]
About Lima
For 282 years, forty Spanish viceroys governed in the Palace of Pizarro while Lima was the headquarters of the Spanish government in South America. From the time of their foundation in 1535 until 1821 and throughout the Austurian and Borbon dynasties, Lima was most politically powerful of all the Spanish colonies. Lima peaked in the […]
Nor Yauyos
The main tourist attractions in this superb area are Huancaya and Vilca: The most stunning scenery is found about 20km from the Cañete River between the picturesque and traditional villages of Huancaya and Vilca. Ever since it’s beginning the river has been a vital source for the lagoons and waterfalls in the area. Lakes and […]
Barrio San Blas
About San Blas: Proud of its Inca and colonial heritage, San Blas still displays vestiges of the farming terraces made of huge stone blocks. These are best seen today on Tandapata Street, the neighborhood’s longest thoroughfare. The walls recall the fact that three Tahuantinsuyo emperors, including the great Pachacutec, were buried in old Tococachi. Shortly […]
Machu Picchu unanswered questions and theories
Machu Picchu lies at the heart of imposing peaks covered with luxuriant vegetation. It was built sometime in the last third of the 15th century by the Incas, whose culture was the final phase of six thousand years of Peruvian civilisation. In common with other similar monuments of the period, it was built in relative proximity […]
The Sacred Valley Tour
Normal Route There are multiple places of interest in the Urubamba Sacred valley, making at minimum a full day and at best two full days (properly distributed over the correct days of the week) well worth spending. It is also a popular day trip with overnight going to or returning from Machu Picchu. At the […]
Cusco City Tour
Cusco city tour: The Cathedral and the Plaza de Armas, the Koricancha temple and the nearby Inca ruins. The graceful main square, Plaza de Armas, is lined with colonial-style covered walkways and houses that contain souvenir shops, restaurants, bars, money exchange and bank agencies. The large Cathedral is the most prominent structure overlooking the square and […]
About Cusco
The Incas Sacred City During Inca time, Cusco was a sacred city of temples and palaces laid out in the shape of a crouching puma. The Puma’s head was the Sacsayhuaman fortress and the body was the city. Streets were narrow, usually straight and duly paved. The building walls of the central zone of the […]
Arequipa City Tour
The beautiful Plaza de Armas, with its gardens and central fountain, is the focus of urban life and evening social activities, framed by impressive colonial arcades and architecture and the elegant white façade of the huge Cathedral. One of the city’s highlights is the remarkable Santa Catalina Convent, a complex enclosing a complete city within a […]
About Machu Picchu
The Inca, as many other cultures around the world, were a class-dominated, hierarchical civilization. People were born into their respective social statuses, and rarely there was the opportunity for one to alter their designated role in society. Machu Picchu was one example of a large sacred settlement only accessible by the Inca high social class, or […]
