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Peru 11 days Cusco - Puno
If you are the people who likes to enjoy, and want to know the Andes, this is your best choice, with this Itinerary you can cover areas which one are located in very high areas, in addition of this you have the chance to know and learn about history, geography and traditions, of the populations that can live in this extreme areas. Enjoyed and feel this with us.

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The Ausangate Trek 1The Choquekirao Trek 4floating islands of UrosLandscape from Maras villageTraditional view of Machu Picchu from the Wayna Picchu 3The majestic cathedral of CuscoTraditional boat of UrosThe Inca Trail 8The Ausangate Trek 2The arqueological site of TiponThe Salkantay trek 2The Salt Mine of Maras from the topCusco, view of the Plaza de ArmasThe Choquekirao Trek 2Inca Citadel of Machu Picchu 3CARLOS AND RENE PINEDA.
 
Peru 11 days Cusco - Puno   
Peru 11 days Cusco - Puno day1Day 1 . Fly to Lima, capital city of Peru, located in Peru’s narrow coastal desert between the Pacific Ocean beaches and the towering Andes mountains. We meet you at Lima’s airport and transfer you to a comfortable hotel for overnight.
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Peru 11 days Cusco - Puno day2Day 2 .

Lima – cusco – sacred valley
Morning flight to Cusco (3,340 m.a.s.l /10,857 feet). And transfer to the magnificent sacred valley Hotel for stay over the 2800 m.a.s.l. / 9184 feet, stay here.


Lima ►    Cuzco ►
Peru 11 days Cusco - Puno day3Day 3 . Sacred Valley - Machupichu visit the colourful market at Pisac, at the entrance to the Sacred Valley of the Incas, and afterwards the huge Inca ruins above the village and after lunch explore the magnificent Ollantaytambo, where many buildings display original Inca stone foundations. The adjacent Sun Temple offers some of the finest stone construction, after that catch the train from Ollantaytambo station to Aguascalientes (Machupichu) town one hour a half trip and spend the night.

Ollantaytambo ►    Pisac ►    Machu Picchu Pueblo ►    Sacred Valley of the Incas ►
Peru 11 days Cusco - Puno day4Day 4 . Machupichu – Sacred Valley In the morning, before the tourists arrive, we climb by bus to Machupichu to have a tour and spend the morning at the ruins, For most people the highlight of the trip is the visit the greatest ruin in the world, the lost city of Machu Picchu. This is one of the architectural and engineering marvels of the ancient world, in a mountain setting of staggering immensity. The Spaniards never found it, the Incas left no records about it, so Machu Picchu remains a great enigma, a city lost for centuries in the jungle, then board the train in the afternoon for the ride along the Urubamba River to Sacred valley  hotel, where we spend the nignt.
Cuzco ►    Machu Picchu ►    Machu Picchu Pueblo ►    Sacred Valley of the Incas ►    Sacred Valley of the Incas ►
Peru 11 days Cusco - Puno day5Day 5 . Maras, Moray - Cusco explore this day the Maras salt mine where the peasants from the countryside of Maras work making polls of salt and selling their products in the market around the sacred valley and even in Cusco city, after that visit Moray the circular terraces where the Inka culture or the Andean culture domesticate more than 1500 plants and after that visit the Chincheros town where is located the arqueological place and the colonial church, continue to Cusco city, stay here in a comfortable Hotel.

Maras ►    Moray ►    Cuzco ►    Chinchero ►
Peru 11 days Cusco - Puno day6Day 6 .

Cusco
In the morning make the city tour visiting the Koricancha the temple of the sun, the Cathedral of Cusco City where you can see the art from the 17th and 18th centuries, the Sacsayhuaman complex, the Q’enqo site, Pucapucara and the Tambomachay temple. Afternoon free explore the city of Cusco.


Cuzco ►    Tambo Machay ►    Saqsayhuaman ►
Peru 11 days Cusco - Puno day7Day 7 . Cusco - Puno In the morning at 7:00 am Today we take a bus ride across the altiplano, the high plains separating the Andes from the jungles. Although it is quite a long drive, it is interesting and often spectacular. There are scheduled stops along the route to visit some of the most interesting sites to help break up the day and we get a feeling for the immensity of the Andean landscapes. These include Pucapucara, a pre-Inca town, and La Raya Pass, the watershed and geographical shift from altipano to Cuzco Valley where the Raqchi Inca temple is located. We arrive in Puno approximately at 5:00pm.

Cuzco ►    Puno ►
Peru 11 days Cusco - Puno day8Day 8 . Puno – Uros – Amantani
he highest navigable lake in the world at 3,856 m/12,650 ft, Lake Titicaca is intensively settled around its whole margin. We transfer to the port and board a motor launch for the 2 hours cruise and visit the astonishing Uros flouting Island after visit this magnificent island continue to Amantani island where a gentle and industrious population of Quechua peasants who welcome us, the Quechua-speaking islanders regained ownership in the mid-twentieth century, and have been receiving tourists into their homes since the early 1980’s.  Half a century ago, a trip to the island was an adventure, often an overnight trip in precarious sailboats.  Now cooperatives of island families operate comfortable motor launches to make the trip a delightful immersion into another world.  We spend a delightful afternoon hiking on the island.  Over¬night in one local home.
Amantani ►    Puno ►    Uros ►    Titicaca ►
Peru 11 days Cusco - Puno day9Day 9 . Amantani – Taquile - Puno Board a Motor launch for the 2½-hour cruise to Taquile Island.  Taquile’s rocky, terraced slopes rise precipitously from the waters in the center of the lake; We spend a delightful morning hiking on the island and after that in the afternoon return to the City of Puno. Spend the night in Puno Hotel.

Amantani ►    Titicaca ►    Taquile ►    Puno ►
Peru 11 days Cusco - Puno day10Day 10 . Puno – Juliaca – Lima
Transfer to the airport of Juliaca located at 45 minutes from Puno city and fly from Juliaca to Lima. 
Puno ►    Lima ►
Peru 11 days Cusco - Puno day11Day 11 . Lima
In the morning city tour of the historical colonial centre as well as the modern district of Lima ending with a view over the Pacific Ocean. At night fly to Home.
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