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EXPLORE TIPON /PIQUILLACTA AND ANDAHUAYLILLAS |
Full Day
Tipon is a very important Archaeological site that has numerous
impressive terraces that are still being cultivated today. Even
more impressive is the irrigation system that is still serving
agricultural areas nearby. It consists of carved stone channels,
precisely calculated and sometimes with almost vertical falls
that all together constitute a hydraulic engineering
masterpiece.
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Although many people for the Classic Inca Trail does
not lose the magic of the ancient Inca Trail tour
and get to Machu Picchu. |
Piquillacta The constructions
of Piquillacta are composed of more than 700 structures: 200
Kanchas (departments), 504 qolqas (storages) and different
buildings that should have sheltered a population of about ten
thousand people. The city was displayed in a harmonious and
symmetric way, in blocks with straight streets that embraced
many sectors such as the administrative, ceremonial, urban,
defensive and a road system. Its buildings had 2 or 3 floors of
12 meters high each one.
The walls were made with mud and stones, wide at the bottom but
thin at the upper part. At the beginning of the nineties, these
walls were covered with mud of 9cm, that then were painted with
plaster. Floors were also made with a kind of thick plaster
showing the appearance of a white city.
Andahuaylillas The most
important attraction for the visitors is its church: San Pedro
de Andahuaylillas considered as the "Sistine Chapel" of America
due to the quality of its art pieces. Built at the beginning of
VII century, the interior of the temple is decorated with murals
performed by Luis Riaño ( XVII century) representing the path to
glory and the path to hell. Besides, this church holds a
majestic piano, numerous canvases of the Academy of Cusco,
silver work and baroque altars.
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