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SOUTH VALLEY TOUR OR ROUTE OF THE SUN
In the morning your guide and driver will pick you up at your hotel to start the tour. First visit Tipón, famous for its aqueducts and hydraulic engineering and its agricultural terraces.
Next, you will visit Pikillaqta, archaeological complex of pre-Inca times, where colcas are preserved (food deposit); Platforms, irrigation canals, streets, spaces with funerary contexts. Its construction is made with small stones and mortar of clay
Finally, visit the chapel of Andahuaylillas, also known as the “Sistine Chapel” of America. “, Which houses one of the most beautiful examples of colonial art, its altar is bathed in gold, features cusqueña school canvases, beautifully crafted religious artworks and the ceiling is adorned with geometric patterns and flowers with golden flakes.
Upon your return you will pass by the village of Saylla, well known for the elaboration of the pork-based greaves, a dish based on pork, and also the baked cuy with Andean guinea pig. (Optional)