Oct 25, 2008

BUS CUSCO - PUNO



BUS CUSCO-PUNO-CUSCO
*FROM PUNO
Daily Departure from Terminal Terrestre de Buses (Puno) at 07:30hrs. Daily Arrival Av. La Paz C-32 Urb. El Ovalo-Huanchaq (Cuzco) at 17:00hrs. A Professional Bi-lingual Staff. Guided Tours to Andahuaylillas, Raqchi, La Raya and Pukara Museum (Arqueological Centers) and a Buffet Lunch in Sicuani Village. The journey is about 9 hours. (you will live a different experience very close to INKA's customs because people who live in these places still have the same way Inkas used to live.) You can also buy some Souveniers, take all the pics you want there are beautiful landscapes... and of course ask our Guide any question. On board Service: mineral water, coca tea, coffee, soda, oxygen, heating, hygienic bathroom, music and TV video. Professional Drivers and kind Hostess at your service.



GUIDED TOURS
 Andahuaylillas: Referred to as the Andean Sistine Chapel because of its magnificent frescoes, the church is but one example of the mestizo baroque architecture typical of the Cusco School which was prominent in the 17th century. You will marvel at the ceiling of carved panels covered with gold leaf.
 Raqchi: (or the temple of the God Wiracocha) 121 kilometers from Cusco, this Inca temple is monumental:100 meters in lenght, 26 meters in width and 14 meters in height. Divided in two naves, each of these still retains the base of eleven giant columns. The base of the walls consists of Imperial Inca stonework with a top section of adobe. Adjacent to the temple, we can see many storehouses, used for various purposes: military and religious
 La Raya: The highest pass on the route between Cusco and Puno, La Raya is 4335 meters above sea level. Beautiful landscapes await you, as well as the animals that are symbolic of the Andes: llamas, alpacas and vicunas. This is a region situated between two cultures, Quechua and Aymara, as well as a composite of two terrains: the dry and arid altiplano and the more verdant Quechua valleys and rivers.
 Pukara: This is the most important and oldest ceremonial site this side of Tiahuanaco.Characterized by a serie of staired plateforms, the ruins also reveal some litosculptures and tombstones, all witnesses of a pre-Inca civilization, possibly one at the origin of the Andean culture of the Altiplano.

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