Route of the sun: Bus trip from Cusco to Puno with stops

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The trip through the Ruta del Sol is a truly exceptional opportunity to explore less frequented places that are loaded with history and natural beauty on the route from Cusco to Puno.

Highlights

  • Trip from Cusco to Puno through the charming route of the sun with stops
  • Explore places with history and natural beauty on the route from Cusco to Puno
  • You will be accompanied by a tour guide throughout the trip from Cusco to Puno
  • Try the delicious Peruvian gastronomy in the buffet lunch included in the route

Description

For this adventure you will be picked up from your hotel in Cusco at 6:30 hrs. to be transferred to the bus station in Cusco from where the trip to the city of Puno will begin. During the route, several stops will be made to see different archaeological monuments until reaching Puno accompanied by the tour guide. The first stop will be at the Sistine Chapel of Andahuaylillas, which dates back to the 17th century, also known as the Sistine of the Andes for the beauty of its murals and the Cusco paintings that it houses inside. Then you will visit the Raqchi Archaeological Complex, also known as the Temple of the god Wiracocha, who was the supreme Inca deity. At noon, you will have a buffet lunch in a tourist restaurant that consists of a wide range of national and regional food. Later, you will arrive at Paso de la Raya, which is the border between the cities of Cusco and Puno where the famous Nevado de Chimboya is located, where you will have the opportunity to take photographs of the landscape, the visit will last 7 to 10 minutes. The next stop will be the Lithical Museum of Pucará, it was a culture that developed in the 1,600s BC. until 400 AD. During your visit to the museum you will be able to find ceramics and sculptures that represent zoomorphic figures, among them the famous sculpture of Hatun Aqac, which in our times would be translated as the supreme cutthroat. Finally we will arrive in the city of Puno at approximately 5:00 p.m.

Includes

Pick up from the hotel in Cusco. Tourist transportation Cusco – Puno. Professional English and Spanish guide. Entrance tickets to all tourist places. Buffet lunch.

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