Cusco to promote alternative sites during Machu Picchu centenary

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• Cusco, Apr. 19 (ANDINA). Tourists arriving at Macchu Picchu this July will be invited to visit the 16 alternative sites included in the tourist ticket of Cusco's Committee on Tourist-Cultural Integrated Services (Cosituc).
  
  
  The head of Cosituc, Orlando Olivera, said Monday that the initiative was submitted to Cusco's Regional Office for Foreign Trade and Tourism in a bid to boost tourism during the centenary celebrations of the scientific discovery of Machu Picchu.
  
  
  "We are suggesting the promotion of the beautiful attractions located in Sacsayhuaman, Ollantaytambo, Chinchero and Moray," Olivera added.
  "In addition to Machu Picchu, there are important Inca and pre-Inca sites in the provinces of Cusco, Urubamba and Quispicanchi," he continued.
  
  
  The tourist ticket costs 130 soles (approx US$46) and includes admission to Qorikancha, Saqsayhuman, Q´engo, Puka Pukara, Tambomachay and other archaeological sites and museums.
  
  
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Peru launches new tour to Huaca Pucllana ceremonial complex

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A new tour to the Huaca Pucllana ceremonial complex, located in the district of Miraflores, was launched Thursday evening on a ceremony, chaired by Culture Minister Juan Ossio and the Mayor of this district Jorge Muñoz Wells.

• The Huaca Pucllana ceremonial complex is a Pre-Incan temple complex which was used by both the Wari and Lima cultures from 500-800 ce.
  The new tour of this on-site museum includes the huge pyramidal Temple located at the center of the complex, and seven levels or plazas, where priests used to receive offerings to the gods.
  The plaza, located on the very top level of the pyramid, exhibits replicas of cloth, ceramics, needles and other items that were found buried in the complex.
  
  The pyramid and walls of the administrative complex are an engineering marvel in themselves. The site was built using handmade mud bricks which were then dried in the sun. No molds were used in the making of bricks for the original construction.
  In addition, the tour is a walkthrough of a small zoo area containing wild ducks, llamas and cuy (guinea pigs) as well as samples of native plant life and crops.
  Moreover, there is a small museum on the site containing artifacts found during excavations of the site. It is estimated that it will take another 15 to 20 years to finish excavations and restorations to the site.
  This site is definitely worth a visit if you are spending a little time in Lima.
  
  
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    source: Lima, Apr. 15 (ANDINA).
  
  

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