Sacred Valley of the Incas

Local nameValle Sagrado de los Incas
LocationCusco

The Sacred Valley of the Incas, or the Urubamba Valley, is a valley in the Andes of Peru, 20 kilometres at its closest north of the Inca capital of Cusco. It is located in the present-day Peruvian region of Cusco. In colonial documents it was referred to as the "Valley of Yucay." The Sacred Valley was incorporated slowly into the incipient Inca Empire during the period from 1000 to 1400 CE.The Sacred Valley is a major tourist destination. In 2013, 1.2 million people, 800,000 of them non-Peruvians, are estimated to have visited Machu Picchu, its most famous archaeological site. Many of the same tourists also visited other archaeological sites and modern towns in the Sacred Valley.

Stretching from Pisac to Ollantaytambo, this fertile valley is irrigated by the Urubamba River. The Chanapata civilization first utilized this area starting at around 800 BCE because of the rich soil used for agriculture.

Tags Inca
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Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacred_Valley

Address (Unnamed Road), Peru

Coordinates -13°19'41.369" N -72°4'27.955" E

Tours and activities: Sacred Valley of the Incas

Sacred Valley, Pisac and Ollantaytambo Full-Day Tour from Cusco

from 79 USD

2-Day Tour: Sacred Valley, Machu Picchu by Train

from 479 USD

Sacred Valley Tour Including Lunch

from 125 USD

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