Tours of the Sacred Valley – Cusco

The Urubamba Valley or also called the Valley of the Incas, extends between the Peruvian Andes and the jungle. It is formed by numerous rivers that descend through ravines and small valleys through the provinces of Urubamba and Calca.
This valley was very important for the Incas. Due to the quality of the land, and geographical and climatic characteristics, it is ideal for the cultivation of various products. It is the place where the best grain of corn in Peru is produced.
From the city of Cusco, you can reach the sacred valley in private transport, public transport or taking a tour that runs through one of the 2 best-known routes. It has several important tourist attractions, archaeological centers, trekking routes, mountain biking, and adventure sports, among others of interest.
In the valley, we find the towns of Chinchero and their weavers, who teach us the ancestral techniques of dyeing wool as well as the way in which it is woven to this day. Pisac, which has a square where on Sundays there is a craft fair, also has the Archaeological Park of the same name made up of a grouping of platforms, aqueducts, houses, cemeteries, and bridges. We also have the Awana Kancha theme park, which is an interpretation center for the South American camelid (vicuñas, guanacos, alpacas and llamas). Created in 2014, it reveals the history of these animals, their domestication, how their wool is used, quality etc.
In Ollantaytambo, we find an imposing fortress of the same name, which was a military, religious and agricultural center. Strategically built to dominate the Sacred Valley and defend the capital of Cusco from possible attacks from the north. Its architecture leaves many unanswered questions about how it was built.
Moray is an archaeological center made up of several circular platforms. Surrounded by mountains, it creates a perfect climate for agriculture. That is why it is said that Moray was a greenhouse where the Incas adapted their crops to the different microclimates of the mountains and perfected their planting and irrigation techniques. It is believed that Moray could have been used to calculate the agricultural production of the entire Tahuantinsuyo (Inca territory).
The salt mines of Maras are salt extraction wells in rectangular pools. These salt mines are the largest salt extraction centers of pre-Hispanic origin in the Cusco region. These pools are filled with subsoil water and allowed to evaporate with the sun to then extract the salt. Unlike sea salt, this salt contains less sodium concentration, and it can also be used as bath salt for its healing and anti-inflammatory properties.
We cannot leave adventure sports aside. The valley offers us many activities that complement the climate and its landscape very well, such as rock climbing, zip line, mountain biking, trekking, ATVs, and horseback riding, among others.
The valley offers us much more. These are some examples of activities and attractions that you can do, but without a doubt, there is much more to discover.
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