Eco Quechua

Cuzco & the Sacred Valley

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Staying at this thatched lodge lets you sample jungle living right outside of Santa Teresa, with optional adventure-tour packages that also include Machu Picchu visits. Rooms feature mosquito nets, but still bring repellent. The open-air living room is cloaked in thick vegetation. It’s rustic and pricey, but undoubtedly the most ambient spot around. A fun choice for groups.

Also offers coffee and healing herbs tours. Contact ahead for train station pickup (S5 per person) and transfers from Cuzco.

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1. Intihuatana

3.97 MILES

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2. Sacristy

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3. Principal Temple

3.99 MILES

The ‘temple’ derives its name from the massive solidity and perfection of its construction. The damage to the rear right corner is the result of the…

4. Central Plaza

4 MILES

The plaza separates the ceremonial sector from the residential and industrial areas.

5. Temple of the Three Windows

4 MILES

Important buildings flank the remaining three sides of the Sacred Plaza. The Temple of the Three Windows features huge trapezoidal windows that give the…

7. Sacred Plaza

4.02 MILES

Climbing the stairs above the ceremonial baths, there is a flat area of jumbled rocks, once used as a quarry. Turn right at the top of the stairs and walk…

8. Ceremonial Baths

4.05 MILES

If you head straight into the ruins from the main entry gate, you pass through extensive terracing to a beautiful series of 16 connected ceremonial baths…