Cusco · Peru
In the destination Cusco, the Vale Sagrado and Machu Picchu.
In the photo: Parque Arqueológico de Pisac.
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The city
Pisac is the gateway to the Valle Sagrado, 33 km from Cusco, at about 2,970 meters, on the banks of the Urubamba River. The village has a plaza with a craft and local produce market, and high on the mountain sits one of the largest Inca archaeological sites in the valley, with terraces, temples and a cliffside cemetery. It’s a common stop on the road from Cusco to Urubamba and Ollantaytambo.
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The local experience
An Inca complex high on the mountain above the village, with curved terraces, the Intihuatana temple of fitted stone, residential neighborhoods and the largest known Inca cemetery, set in the cliffs.
The plaza market of Pisac, with stalls selling textiles, ceramics, silver and alpaca goods, and the communities’ fair on Sundays, offering potatoes, corn and fruits that are still partly exchanged by barter.
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