Cuzco

Capital of Peru with close to 10 million inhabitants and a surface area of 2,664.67 km2, it is one of the most sprawling cities built in a desert. Lima can be disorienting for the newly arrived visitor. Indeed, the city presents the face of many developing-world capitals: unfinished brick or breeze-block houses. And yet, venture a little further into the city, and it reveals a wealth of riches ...

Communities in the Sacred Valley today maintain a way of life shaped by the traditions of the past. Travelling through its various isolated villages, you’ll witness a daily life marked by this distinctive history.Whether through traditional potato farming, sampling a traditional “Pachamanca” meal cooked beneath hot stones, or the making of alpaca wool, the Inca cultural heritage ...

At the Maras salt pans, travel back in time and study the natural Inca salt terraces on the slope of Mount Qaqawiñay, from which you'll take in a striking Andean landscape. The Incas discovered that salt water flowed down the slope and began digging small basins of 5 m² each, allowing the water to sit and evaporate, leaving only the salt behind. Fed by channels, these basins are still used for ...