Andahuaylillas Route – Premiun

Details:

• Distance: 76 km driving
• Duration: all day
• Maximum altitude: 3399 m Cusco
• Minimum elevation: 3020 m Huacarpay during the tour
• Accessibility: Transportation
• Difficulty level: Easy

Day Highlight:

Scenic, Cultural, Historical, Bread making in the ovens, Visit to archaeological centers: Tipon, Pikillaqta and Colonial Temple.

Huacarpay Lagoon: Where the Earth Remembers
Begin at this primordial mirror of the Andes, where the very waters chronicle 60 million years of geological transformation. The tour will decode the dramatic forces that shaped this landscape long before human footsteps arrived.

Oropesa: Breadmaking Through the Ages
Conclude with a private tasting of Peru’s most legendary bread, where master bakers will:

• Reveal the 200-year-old starter culture secret
• Demonstrate traditional adobe oven techniques
• Pair samples with rare mountain honeys

Andahuaylillas: The Sistine Chapel of the Andes
Admire the breathtaking colonial frescoes in this 16th-century treasure, where:

• Indigenous symbolism hides in plain sight
• Gold-leaf ceilings glow with baroque grandeur
• Our art historian decodes the syncretism

Pikillacta: The Lost Megacity
Explore the sprawling ruins of this Wari Empire capital, larger than Machu Picchu, where:

• Urban planning predated the Inca by 500 years
• Granary systems fed 10,000 inhabitants
• Paved roads connected distant provinces

Tipón: Engineering Marvel of the Inca Empire
Stand in awe before the hydraulic masterpieceof Tipón, where ceremonial fountains still flow with mathematical precision. Our archaeologist will reveal how this sacred site represents the Inca’s profound understanding of:

1. Hydrodynamic engineering
2. Astronomical alignment
3. Agricultural terracing systems