Road between Cusco and Pisac, Sacred Valley We continue our series of articles on Cusco and the Sacred Valley during our recent visit to southern Peru. I remind you that the distances are enormous in Peru- by bus from Chachapoyas in Northern Peru to Cusco. Today the passage between Cusco and Pisac, which really is … Awanacancha Association, Sacred Valley
The free walking tour, a way to visit a beautiful city like Cusco We had the pleasure to follow one of the walking tours organized in the city of Cusco. They are carried out every day, starting at 10.20 am at the Rococijo Plaza two blocks from the main square. We initially booked one of the tours (there … The free walking tour
Article written by Mathilde Lombard, translated by Shirley Lopez Leymebamba, a small rural town in northern Peru, located a few hours from Chachapoyas, is not easily accessible. Arriving at its small but lovely Plaza de Armas, one wonders who decided to build a museum so distant from everywhere… But just as remote as it is, … The Mummy Museum of Leymebamba
It is just outside the city of Trujillo, on the desert coast, that you can find the site of Chan Chan. World Heritage by UNESCO since 1986, the ancient capital of the Chimu kingdom is the largest city in the world built of adobe (a mixture of straw, clay and water, dried in the sun). A … Chan Chan, lost capital of the Chimu kingdom
I already mentioned the village of Lamas, located a few kilometres outside of Tarapoto, in the San Martin region in northern Peru. Today I will talk more about the famous medieval Lamas castle, which you absolutely don’t expect to find here at all, in the Peruvian Amazon. Why a medieval castle in Lamas ? As you can imagine, … The Castle of Lamas