Book your Cusco trip featuring the Inti Raymi Festival
Fertur Peru Travel’s special 8-Day Cusco Inti Raymi Festival vacation package ushers travelers into the heart of one of South America’s most exciting celebrations.
Fertur Peru Travel’s special 8-Day Cusco Inti Raymi Festival vacation package ushers travelers into the heart of one of South America’s most exciting celebrations.
The days of meandering freely through the ruins of Machu Picchu in serene contemplation of the sacred Inca Citadel are numbered. New rules have been written: “Foreign visitors must hire the service of an official tour guide for their orderly visit the Inca city of Machu Picchu.”
Back in October 2009, Walter Alva, the preeminent archaeologist of Northern Peru, decided to focus his attention on the El Chorro archaeological zone, with little expectation of making any significant finds, according to daily El Comercio.
When you tour Cusco and stand before the ruins of Sacsayhuaman, take a long moment and look up at those terraced zig-zagging walls. Try to picture the fortress temple as it looked 500 years ago during the reign of the Inca. [Originally published November 2013]
Chris Cree, of Dallas, Texas, was the winner of the 2013 Peru Scrabble® Tour & Tournament.