Boleto Touristico
by bicycle_girl
The boleto touristico is a ticket that you purchase in order to enter to several museums/archeological sites in Cuzco and also in the Sacred Valley. For the cost of 70 Soles, you will be granted admission to 16 sites. Some of the time you do not have the choice to buy it to visit the sites, but you have the options to buy a partial ticket (for the Sacred Valley only, or for Cuzco only) and students get a discount providing they have a card with them. The boleto is valid for 10 days, and the visitting hours of each site, along with address and directions is indicated behind the ticket.
Easter in Cusco
by kare_ab
For the first time I celebrated Easter in a foreign country. Of course I was very interested to see, what other people do on such a holiday.
In Cusco there is a big ceremony taking place at the Plaza de Armas. For hourse people follow a Jesus-Staute to get afterwards a benediction in front of the cathedral.
Locals go home to eat a 12-course meal...
An interesting experience, also it might be hard to understand everything for no native speakers.
Mountain Biking in the Sacred Valley
by annie_c
Even if you are not an experienced cyclist, I would highly recommend taking a mountain biking trip with one of the tour companies (I went with Eric Adventures - $35.) The views are truly amazing and it is so peaceful to ride in the fields and see the Andes in the background. We rode to two places, Moray (Picture) and the Moras salt mines. I didn't feel comfortable doing the downhill sections so I took the bus for some of the sections. My boyfriend is an experienced mountain biker and he even said the down hill sections were quite dangerous. Bring sunglasses, it's mighty bright out there.
THE GREEN LANDS
by marcelo15
When i get at the white christ i see so many green lands around...what`s more the ruins of saqsahuaman are located in this area.
I realized that cusco is not a dry place, is a valley with beautiful lands like this...believe me is so nice to see it...
it is easy to walk, but a taxi is also fine...
by schlumpf
If you just want to visit the Cusco sites, it is sensless to take a car, a taxi or even a bike...the best way is to use the you own legs!
But if you want to visit all the arrea around Cusco, the easiest way is to take a taxi for the whole day, or better, take a taxi for a couple of days and organize all the tour with the taxi driver ...for details check my tip (must see activity)
Taxi are quiet cheap, moreover if you share the cost!
Sign in with Facebook
Pedestrian Walkway
cathedral at day
The Cathedral of Cusco
View of the city from Saqsaywaman
