Strength
of Sacsayhuamán. To few meters of the center,
it presents/displays immense walls conformed by monumental
stones distributed in form of zigzag in three platforms
that have an average of 360 ms of length. Stones of
up to 9 ms of length and 5 ms of wide exist.
Tambomachay.
Known like the "baths the Inca", through their
perrons crystalline waterfalls are appraised and it
affirms that here it surrendered cultured to the water.
Red
strength of Puca Pucara. Fortification formed by underground
platforms, perrons, passages, towers, hornacinas and
platforms. Amphitheatre of Kencco. Old incaico stone
portable altar also constructed. There are passages,
channels and perrons with engravings that represent
puma sacred.
District
of San Blas. To few blocks of the Seat of Arms, this
typical district, lodges the factories of the most important
families of craftsmen of the Cusco, like the Mendívil,
Olave and Mérida. In the church of the place
has been being the famous púlpito, beautifully
carved in wood of a single piece for almost 400 years.
Temple
of Korikancha. The Temple of the Sun was constructed
during the government of the Pachacútec Inca,
on this temple the Spaniards erected the church of Santo
Domingo. The recent discoveries give an idea of the
importance that it had for the incaico religious cult.
Other
churches and convents. Between most important they appear
the Cathedral, San Francisco, Santo Domingo, Santa Catherine,
San Pedro, Santa Clara, the Company, San Cristóbal
and the Favor. Here the famous safekeeping, constructed
in 1720 keeps, whose weight is of 22 kilos and has inlaid
1805 diamonds with other 615 precious stones, like rubies,
topazes and emeralds.
Typical
large houses: They emphasize the House of the Four Busts,
the House of the Marquesses of San Juan de Buena Vista
and Rocafuerte, the Family House where it was born the
Garcilaso Inca of the Fertile valley and the Palace
of the Admiral.
OTHER
ATTRACTIVENESS OF THE DEPARTMENT
Machu Picchu. Most important of all by its world-wide
repercussion, the eighth wonder of the world is considered
and demonstrates to the wisdom of the culture Inca,
who managed to build one ciudadela of perfectly fitted
gigantic stones in a place difficult.