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Pantiacolla, well known for its tours to the beautifull Amazon Rainforest of Manu, now takes you to see the most intriguing parts of Cusco´s nature. Pantiacolla´s expert guides will accompany you to show and explain how nature has been changed since millions of years ago by geological events and tens of thousands of years ago by humans. You will understand how pre-Inka cultures have been able to influence nature in balanced and often ingenious ways, to gain what they needed to feed, clothe and shelter their people

Fixed departures: Every Tuesday and Thursday in January, February and March of 2012

Costs of the tour: please email or call us. Thank you.

Includes: Naturalist guide in English and Spanish & All road transportation

Not included: Lunch in Pisac & Entrance fee to the Natural History Museum



Itinerary

The Cusco Valley is formed by the Huatanay River, running from the Sacsayhuaman Table Mountain to end in the Vilcanote (or Urubamba) River, just past the Huacarpay Lake. This will be our area of exploration for the day.

First we hike around the Huacarpay Lake, famous for its birds such as the Plumbeous Rail and the Bearded Mountaineer, and endemic hummingbird. However, we also find Wari and Inka ruins and Peruvian-modern agricultural plots. Then we turn up the Cusco Valley over its Oriental Mountain Range, stopping in Pisac for a good lunch, of food traditionally cultivated in the Cusco Valley.

In the afternoon we continue to Awanacancha ("awana" means weaving), a beautifull initiative of several Andean communities to show and teach the process of weaving, from finding the plants used as natural dyes to the meaning of colors and patterns. Next stop is at the Tambo Machay wetland, to check on the Andean Goose among other birds and then we go on to explore the Sacsayhuaman Table Mountain, viewing east over the Cusco Valley.

Afterwards we dive into the Cusco Valley, to one of its central squares, the Plaza San Francisco. This plaza has been set up as a botanical garden, and the guide shows you usefull tree and plant species. We end the day with a visit of Cusco´s Natural History Museum and/or the San Pedro Market.