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December
20:
Lima
Arrival
in Lima.
Reception
and
transfer
by private
vehicle
to the
deluxe
five
star
Miraflores
Park
Hotel.
December
21:
Lima
(B &
L) After
breakfast,
full
city
tour
of modern
and
colonial
Lima,
declared
a UNESCO
world
heritage
site
in 1991.
Tour
in an
air
conditioned
bus
with
a bilingual
guide.
The
tour
includes
a visit
to the
Cathedral,
Main
Square,
San
Francisco
Convent
and
its
Catacombs,
and
the
residential
areas
of San
Isidro
and
Miraflores.
Lunch
at the
internationally
acclaimed
Rosa
Nautica
seafood
restaurant,
strategically
located
on a
pier
and
extending
into
the
Pacific
Ocean.
After
lunch,
a visit
to the
GoldMuseum.
Originally
from
a private
collection,
the
museum
houses
numerous
gold,
silver
and
copper
artefacts
from
several
pre-Hispanic
cultures.
The
most
precious
piece
in the
collection
is the
solid
gold
Tumi
(ceremonial
knife)
belonging
to the
Lambayeque
culture
(350AD).
Return
to your
hotel.
Free
evening.
December
22:
Lima
– Cuzco
- Sacred
Valley
(B &
L) After
breakfast,
flight
to Cuzco,
reception
and
transferto
the
wonderful
five
star
Monasterio
hotel.
Full-day
excursion
to Urubamba,
the
Sacred
Valley
of the
Incas.
Visit
the
village
of Pisac,
founded
during
Colonial
times.
On Sundays,
Tuesdays
and
Thursdays
the
Indians
barter
their
products,
and
artisans
from
all
over
the
area
sell
their
woven
alpaca
wool
blankets
and
ponchos,
engraved
gourds,
antique
reproductions
and
jewellery.
On Sundays,
it is
also
the
meeting
place
for
the
local
Mayors
of the
region,
who
come
dressed
in their
traditional
costumes,
to attend
morning
mass.
After
a buffet
lunch,
a visit
to Ollantaytambo,
the
only
Inca
town
which
is still
inhabited.
Explore
the
ruins
above
Ollantaytambo
before
returning
to Cuzco
via
the
traditional
market
town
of Chinchero.
Return
to your
hotel.
December
23:
Cuzco
(B &
D) Afternoon
guided
visit
of the
four
ruins
nearby;
the
Sacsayhuaman
Fortress
overlooking
the
city
of Cuzco,
a pre
Inca
architectural
masterpiece;
Kenko,
a rock
sanctuary
whose
main
attraction
is the
monolithic
altar
representing
a puma,
the
red
Fortress
of Puca-Pucara
and
Tambomachay,
a beautiful
fountain
fed
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