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Sanctuary

During 1981 an area of 325.92 Km2 surrounding Machu Picchu was declared a "Historical Sanctuary" of Peru. This area, which is not limited to the ruins themselves, too includes the regional landscape with its fauna and flora, highlighting the abundance of orchids.

One theory maintains that Machu Picchu was an Incan "llacta": a settlement built up to control the economy of the conquered regions and that it may have been built with the purpose of protecting the most select of the Incan aristocracy in the event of an attack.


Based on research conducted by scholars such as Richard Burger and John Rowe, most archaeologists now believe that, rather than a defensive retreat, Machu Picchu was an estate of the Inca emperor Pachacuti.

Tours in Cusco
Package Tours Days Duration Departures Highlights
days nights Frec From
Cusco Express 3 3 2 Daily   Cusco and Machu Picchu
Cusco Classic 4 4 3 Daily   Cusco, Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu
Cusco Classic Plus 5 5 4 Mondays
Wednesdays
Thursdays
Saturdays		   Cusco, Sacred Valley and two days at Machu Picchu
Cusco Unknown 6 6 5 Daily
( the order of the scheduled tours may vary depending on your beginning day ) 		   Popular markets , Cusco , Sacred Valley and 2 days at Machu Picchu
Inti Raymi 2009 Tour 6 days 6 6 5 FIXED DEPARTURE DATE JUNE 22, 2009   Special departure for the festival of the sun "Inti Raymi"
Inti Raymi 2009 Tour 12 days 12 12 11 FIXED DEPARTURE DATE JUNE 19, 2009   Cusco festival of the sun "Inti Raymi"
Inti Raymi 2009 Tour 15 days 15 15 14 FIXED DEPARTURE DATE JUNE 20, 2009   "Inti Raymi" 15 days travel package
Rafting in Urubamba River 2 Days 2 2 1 Daily   Huambutio, camping, Rafting in Urubamba River (private)
Horseback Riding To Ancahuasi Full 1   Daily   Full day horseback riding to Tipon ruins. Oropesa, Cusco.
Horseback Riding To Sacsayhuamán Half day     Daily   Horseback riding to Sacsayhuaman, Q'enko, Puka Pukara, Tambomachay
Cusco Nature 7 7 6 Daily   Cusco, horse riding adventure, short Inca Trail to Machu Picchu
Cusco Soft Adventure 5 5 4 Mondays
Wednesdays
Saturdays		   Short Inca Trail to Machu Picchu (2 days), Cusco, Sacred Valley
Cusco Adventure Budget 8 8 7 Mondays
Wednesdays
Saturdays		   Cusco, Sacred Valley, Inca Trail 4 days budget to Machu Picchu and Rafting
Cusco Adventure Premium 8D 8 8 7 Daily   Cusco, Sacred Valley, Inca Trail 4 days Premium to Machu Picchu and Rafting
Cusco Adventure Premium 9D 9 9 8 Daily   Cusco, Sacred Valley, Inca Trail 5 days Premium to Machu Picchu and Rafting
Inca Trails hikes up to Machu Picchu 2 - 7     Depends on the program   Inca Trails up to Machu Picchu


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