Cusco & Machu Picchu Vacation Travel Guide | Expedia

Cusco & Machu Picchu – In Cusco and the Sacred Valley, magnificent ruins await the adventurous traveler. The most famous of all is Machu Picchu. Follow us through this incredible region!

Step through time and worlds with a #vacation to #Cusco, the former capital of the Inca Empire of the Sun. Since the 16th century, Spanish colonial buildings were built atop former Inca Palaces, of which only foundations remain.

In the Urubamba Valley, or #SacredValley, visitors can see the mysterious Moray Terraces and the pre-Inca Salt Mines of Maras. Ollantaytambo is a living Inca city and its towering ruins form the start of the Inca Trail to #MachuPicchu.

The long-lost Inca bastion was uncovered from the jungle in 1911. It remains a mystery how the Incas managed to stack the heavy granite blocks that make up the city’s buildings so precisely, at high altitude.

Little is also known about how the Incas turned a multi-lingual tribal region in an empire that is now known as one of the greatest civilizations in history.

For now, we hope you enjoy watching this #travel #guide as much as we enjoyed making it.

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0:00 - Cusco & Machu Picchu
1:50 - Plaza de Armas (Huacaypata)
1:58 - La Compania church
2:19 - Qorikancha
2:58 - Hatunrumiyoc Street
3:35 - Sacred Valley
3:49 - Urubamba Market
4:01 - Chinchero
4:18 - Moray Terraces
4:37 - Salt Mines of Maras
5:09 - Ollantaytambo
5:45 - Aguas Calientes
6:02 - Machu Picchu

[carlo]

I used to be a tour guide in Peru. I've been to Cusco and MP about a hundred of times, but I still go there everytime I can. I love my country!

[danielcervantes]

I’m from Mexico and fell in love with Peru. I’ve been there 3 times but I think I’ll go back until I die.

[alicjacourtney]

My husband is Peruvian. I visited Peru several times, each time different place, had been to Pucalpa, last time to Colca Canyon, saw flying condors. Fantastic experience and country.

[enzorobert]

I went there two weeks ago and I love Peru. The food is very good, the landscape is gorgeous and the people are really nice and friendly.

[bacquetqge]

Hermanos Peruanos, ademas de su amabilidad y calidez, que pais mas bello tienen. Un abrazo desde Chile, y ojalá algún día poder visitar Machu Pichu.

[EverybodyHealth]

Love going to this place. Used to go every 4 years and every time it felt like I was "recharging" my batteries. Been there by train, bus and walking with the 3 day walk along the Inca trail being the most magnificent of experiences. It holds such wondrous energy and a spiritual essence that is difficult to put into words. You feel like nature is plugging right into your source and feeding you a whole heap of light.

[perunoticias]

Most beautiful city of the entire world !!!

[catalinavrabie]

The quality of these videos is out of this world! Congratulations, looking forward to seeing new videos!

[нинавеликова-ьз]

Потрясающие интересные места! Спасибо за показ!

[irazaitseva]

Just a dream destination for an adventure of a lifetime! So gorgeous, I hope to visit it one day!

[doradubose]

I miss Peru and the good energy you feel in cusco is something you can't describe you have to be there to understand it.... i went for a few weeks and stayed for 3 wonderful years

[rickchan]

You are the best!!! Your photographer is the best in the world!!! He never compromise in the height or angles etc. He enfolded double even triple efforts to make the entire shooting perfect plus, , , , repeat, he is the best in this

[sheikhahmed]

Wow I am in love with richness of the culture and the landscape. Beautiful country, with a beautiful culture. The marvels of the Incan don't get enough attention as the Ancient Egyptians.

[vibeliteraria-edyjustino]

Nossa! Que paisagem deslumbrante! Encheu - me os olhos de Lágrimas de emoção!

[australia]

No puedo creer que esté sentado en un lugar muy cerca de Perú. País de la leyenda. Saludos desde Colombia.❤️💋

[ruthmedinagutierrez]

This is the most beautiful video I've seen about Cusco, l love my country Perú.

[lasmafreez]

One of mysterious place on earth...I didn't know this situs such a beauty..👍👍

[jesusduque]

This is a wonderful country, las year I was with my family and we could enjoy their landscapes, culture, food and magic ansestral, is a place that transportsyou to our ancestors. To be in Machu Pichu is to leavethe cosmopolitan city and have an encounter with the espiritual through its structures, peopel and history. Peru is the magic of our history.

[rubel]

What pride to be Peruvian I am from Cusco every time I see reports I was more proud

[PaulBJazz]

Peru is amazing all the way around....You'll fall in love with it....!