Experience the Southern Cusco Valley Tour. This Tour to Tipon, Pikillacta and Andahuaylillas is known for the combination of three styles of architecture: Inca in Tipon, pre-Inca in Pikillacta, colonial in Andahuaylillas with its beautiful Chapel.
In the Southern Cusco Valley Tour, we will visit 2 Inca ruins surrounded by Andean landscapes. Learn about Inca Hydrology in Tipon “Water Management”, visit “Pikillaqta” one of the remains of Pre Inca construction and enjoy a wonderful colonial church during the Andahuaylillas Tour, known as the “Sistine Chapel” due to its extensive colonial decoration and paintings.
Tipon is one of the best examples of agricultural terraces created by the Incas. It was a ceremonial center for water and agricultural production was very important, contains 12 terraces that are currently cultivated, our walls were built with finely carved stones. These terraces extend through the narrow valley and are fed by springs coming from the apu (mountain) Pachatusan. There is also a complex of temples, irrigation canals and aqueducts.
Pikillaqta was a pre-Inca citadel built south of Cusco. This complex made of adobe was built by the Wari culture, between 700 and 900 AD, shows a complex of more than 700 buildings, including kanchas, qolqas and houses. The city has a very harmonious and almost perfect geometric design, divided into blocks and with straight streets. Ciudadela that during its heyday must have had a population of about 10 thousand people.
Andahuaylillas is one of the colonial towns south of Cusco. In this village specified an ancient church known as “The Sistine Chapel of America”. The chapel is quite simple and modest on the outside. However, once inside you can see the wonderful interior decorated by works of art of the famous “Cusco School”. This church was built over some important Inca construction, possibly a “Waka” since the bases of the church were made with carved andesites typical of Quechua religious architecture.
The Southern Cusco Valley Tour starts when we pick you up from your hotel around 08:30 am. Then we will go by bus to the south of Cusco, during this journey we will be able to observe beautiful landscapes of the Andean Highlands.
The first stop of the Tipón and Pikillacta Tour will be the Tipón archaeological center, the Inca archaeological park considered a marvel of hydraulics.
Then we will visit the Pikillaqta Archaeological Complex, one of the best preserved pre-Inca cities today.
Finally we will conclude the Andahuaylillas Tour, visiting the beautiful Church of Andahuaylillas, a small jewel of the Colonial period, also known as ‘The Sistine Chapel of America‘.
After the Tipón and Pikillacta Tour, and the Andahuaylillas Tour, you will be transferred back to the city of Cusco. We will be back in the city of Cusco at approximately 14:30 hrs.
The climate is very similar to that of the city of Cusco, but with warmer temperatures in the lowlands.
Stations | Weather | Minimum Temperature | Maximum Temperature | Humidity |
Rainy season (December – March) | Rainy | 77 ºC | 23 ºC | |
Dry season (April – November) | Dry | 77 ºC | 20 ºC | 46% |
The altitudes of the Tour to Tipón, Pikillacta and Andahuaylillas are shown in the table:
Destination | Altitude |
Tipón | 3,498 masl |
Piquillacta | 3,205 masl |
Andahuaylillas | 3,121 masl |
Raqchi | 3,488 masl |
The months of April to October are the most recommended months for the tour to Tipón, Pikillacta and Andahuaylillas. During those days, the sun shines more and rains occur infrequently. This time is known as the dry season. Temperatures range between 22 ° C and 3 ° C.
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