Cusco is a city in southeastern Peru, near the Urubamba Valley of the Andes mountain range. In 2007, the city had a population of 360,000 which is triple the figure of 20 years ago. Located on the eastern end of the Knot of Cusco, its altitude is around 3,400 m (11,200 ft). Cusco was the site of the historic capital…
Category: Peru
Temples of the Sun and the Moon
Our ship’s first stop in Peru was the Port of Salaverry, which serves the major city of Trujillo. Neither Salaverry or Trujillo were very interesting and definitely not very photogenic; the real purpose of our stop was to see the Temples of the Sun and the Moon. This major archaeological site was built at the…
Machu Picchu
Today I’m jumping ahead in the sequence of our travel stops to publish a special post about a very special place, Machu Picchu. It is located in southern Peru, 80 kilometers northwest of Cusco, on the crest of the mountain Machu Picchu, located about 2,450 metres (8,040 ft) above mean sea level. It is one of…