Tambomachay

Cuzco & the Sacred Valley


Also called El Baño del Inca (The Bath of the Inca), this ceremonial stone bath with spring water through fountains was created in Inca times. It is thought to be part of an Inca water cult. It’s located 8km northeast of Cuzco.


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1. Cusco Planetarium

2.24 MILES

An excellent way to explore the fascinating Inca cosmovision. They defined constellations of darkness as well as light, used astronomy to predict weather…

2. Sacsaywamán

2.25 MILES

This immense ruin of both religious and military significance is the most impressive in the immediate area around Cuzco. The long Quechua name means …

3. Iglesia de San Blas

2.5 MILES

This simple adobe church is comparatively small, but you can’t help but be awed by the baroque, gold-leaf principal altar. The exquisitely carved pulpit,…

4. Museo de la Coca

2.52 MILES

A good primer on Andean culture, this is a wonderful and kitschy little museum that traces the uses of the coca leaf, from sacred ritual to its more…

5. Museo de Arte Precolombino

2.54 MILES

Inside a Spanish colonial mansion with an Inca ceremonial courtyard, this dramatically curated pre-Columbian art museum showcases a stunningly varied, if…

6. Museo Inka

2.6 MILES

The charmingly modest Museo Inka, a steep block northeast of the Plaza de Armas, is the best museum in town for those interested in the Incas. The…

7. Museo de Arte Religioso

2.61 MILES

Originally the palace of Inca Roca, the foundations of this museum were converted into a grand colonial residence and later became the archbishop’s palace…

8. Iglesia del Triunfo

2.64 MILES

Cuzco’s oldest church houses a vault containing the remains of the famous Inca chronicler Garcilaso de la Vega, who was born in Cuzco in 1539 and died in…

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