Page 5 - Peru Master Travel: 15 day - travel from North to South, flights to and from Cusco

 Driving Time: 2 Hrs.

 In the morning visit of El Brujo, a pyramid complex in the North of Huanchaco
 Visit of the Pyramid of the Lady of Cao, warrrior priest and governor of the
region, includes the visit of the site's treasure museum (1 – 1,5 Hrs)
 Little walk at the beach
 Back to Huanchaco
 rest of the day for leisure
 Overnight in Huanchaco

The sensational discovery of the year 2005

In the year 2005 at the site of El Brujo, located outside of Trujillo, archeologists made a
breathtaking discovery: digging in the main pyramid they found the untouched tomb of
a Moche lord, and by the time they unwrapped the mummy the discovery turned out
even more important than it was already: it was not a body of a man but the one of a
young woman they had in front of them. That discovery proved that not only men could
rule a Moche kingdom, also women were able to assume the highest office in their
culture. This young lady was a priestess, a warrioress and a ruler, the treasures found in
her tomb, crowns, earrings, bracelets, even weapons, were in almost perfect conditions.
Since 2015 it is possible to enter the inner part of the pyramid with its beautiful
paintings and frescos, some of the best conserved in Peru.
Don't miss the unique opportunity to see the „Cleopatra of South America“ !

Day 9 Trujillo – Lima - Cusco B

 Depending on the flight schedule you may have some leisure time at the beach
 Transfer Huanchaco – Airport Trujillo
 Flight Trujillo – Lima - Cusco
 Transfer Airport Cusco – Hotel in Cusco
 Overnight in Cusco

Day 10 Cusco - Chinchero - Maras - Moray - Ollantaytambo (2.600m) B-D

 Driving kilometers: 90
 Cusco – Sacred Valley, 2 hrs
 View point Balcon del Inca in Chinchero from where the Inca temple of
Chinchero can be seen
 Drive to the salt mines of the Maras, 40 min.
 Visiting the salt mines and for those who have booked it*, hiking along the salt
ponds down to the river Urubamba, 50 Min. (the rest of the group will go by
bus)
 Urubamba - Ollantaytambo
 Visit of the Inca temple in Ollantaytambo, 1 hr

*Optional Extra: Hiking „Salt Mines – Sacred Valley“ (50 min.):
we walk along the salt ponds of the Maras (light hiking shoes, no fear of heights and a sure
foot are required) down to the Sacred Valley, crossing the Urubamba River and get back into
the bus which will be waiting for us at the meeting point.

Sacred Valley of the Incas

In the Sacred Valley you will have your first contact with the Inca architecture: the temple of
Chinchero. We take advantage of the opportunity and enter one of the Quechua workshops
in Chinchero where alpaca wool is converted into fine artwork in form of scarves, gloves,
pullovers and wall decoration.