Huchuy Qosqo

The settlement at the archaeological ruin  Huchuy Qusqo dates back  between 1000 and 1400 CE. In the early 1400s, according to the Spanish chronicler Pedro de Cieza de Leon, it became a royal estate of the semi-mythical Viracocha, (c. 1410-1438), the eighth Inca ruler. The Inca Empire contolled land and

Pisac – An Aerchological Complex

The Pisac ruins, located next to the modern town with the same name hold the remains of an impressive ancient Inca settlement. It is only about an hour drive from Cusco to Pisac, many people from Cusco go there, because it is warmer there. There is not much information about the history

Ollantaytambo

Ollantaytambo (called by locals Ollanta) is a town in the Sacred Valley of the Incas near Cusco in the Southern Sierra region of Peru. This is where the Incas retreated after the Spanish took Cusco. Much of the town is laid out in the same way as it was