PAUCARTAMBO

Cultural Historic

Paucartambo's Peruvian district is one of 6 districts of Paucartambo's Province, located in Cusco department, belonging to the Region Cusco, Peru.

It is located in a valley 2.906 meters of height, in Vilcanota's mountain chain, where there Paucartambo river passes, and joins with the Rio Qenqomayu.

Paucartambo translated into the Spanish means Paucar (Inca) and Tambo (Accommodations), in the age of the Inca, Paucartambo was a center of rest and sleep for the traveling Incas and there party in the colony proveniences of different regions of tawantinsuyo, Here they were interchanging their products, between which emphasize o for his quality the leaf of Coca of the Amazonian and the Chalona (dehydrated meat) provenience of the altiplane. Today it is even possible to see the typical gown of the Indian woman, Quechua man and the Indian child.

The incomparable main square is the tourist point arrives, because in it one finds a reply of all the dances that take part in the festivity of the Mamacha Del Carmen. Done by Paucartambinos´s artists. Paucartambo’s town with big white houses and balconies of blue color, with narrow streets and beautiful paved.

Festivities of the Virgin of Carmen

Religious party that has roots in the age of the colony, in which the waste of colouring dances and masquerade give an extraordinary shade, one of the major manifestations of faith in Peru. The origins of the consecration of the Carmen Virgin party are known by the oral tradition of the colonial and republican age.

The worship of Carmen virgin began in the XVIIth century, when the inhabitants “Qollas” of the altiplane were coming driving their herd of llamas, Crossing Paucartambo and Kcosóipata, with commercial purposes of interchange their products.

In one of these so many trips, for emigrant and native amazement, arise the miraculous appearance of the virgin face in a vessel of mud. This find was gathered to perpetuate her complete image, which was sculpted for paucartambinos´s artist, starting to build a temple where they were venerating her with prayers and canticles.

Festivity of three days of duration. This celebration with music, processions and dances with masks and typical dressed, call the tourist attention, people around the world and Paucartambinos who coming to all the parts of the zone, Paucartambo also calling “Tierra del oriente”, it is not for less. So in his territory you can find a lot of attractions, between we have ….”Tres Cruces de Oro”.

From “Tres Cruces de Oro”, you can observe the sun rise, an impressive unforgettable spectacle.

The recommendable period to visit, specially the nights of full moon and soon festivities dates of the Carmen Virgin that are celebrated from 14 to 16 of July. The festivity of the Carmen Virgin or Mamacha Carmen, how affectionately her devouts call. She be worth a special attention when one speaks about Paucartambo.

Tres Cruces

From Paucartambo the road continues a jungle direction, towards the national Manu Park. In the top of this road, above of 4000 meters of height, the access is by a deflection to the Tres Cruces viewing-point, where is possible to see the wonderful sun rise and have a free sight towards low jungle. Tres Cruces is calling “Balcón Del Oriente” and it is one of two only places in the world where are observed this spectacle of lights and colors of all the scales. Is a recommendable wear coat clothes, for the less temperatures, additionally in the day the Peruvian Amazon can be observed in all his immensity and in clear days its possible to see places as patria and pilco pata a very near towns.

ITINERARY

Día 1: Cusco – Paucartambo – Tres Cruces

We will tranfer towards Paucartambo at 6:30 a.m. passing for Huacarpay and his lagoon, place where we will do a parade and we could observe a big variety of Andean highlands birds, being one of the best places in Cusco for descry some migratory and endemic birds, after some hours in that place we will be take our lunch. We will Continue with the trip, we will visit the chullpas of Nina’ Marka located in a height of 3000 masl, the archeological complex it has a 17 chullpas of 2.5 meters of height, his rustic volcanic stone structure, the chullpas present projecting roofs like eaveses. After we will arrive to Paucartambo, visiting the Carlos III of Spain Bridge, made of lime and stone, it has ogival arch, for a major resistant, it gave origin to the new Paucartambo, also we will visit the temple and the image of the Carmen Virgin. Later we will go towards Tres Cruces place where we will spend the night.

Día 2: Paucartambo

We must wake up at daybreak, very sheltered because it will be very cold, for can observe the sun rise, wonderful unforgettable spectacle. Around 6:30 am, after this great event we are going to take our breakfast, for after be going at the Carmen Virgin festivity (Paucartambo), staying in the Paucartambo main square, you could observe the variety of typical dances and the “forever young” tour guide will give you the explanation of the costumes, dances, Carmen Virgin procession, typical dishes, etc. after that you will have a free time for kwon the place, buy souvenirs and take photos. At 1:00 p.m. we have to meet for take the lunch. Free time for participate to the festivity.

Día 3: Paucartambo – Cusco

We have to wake up at 7:00 a.m. approx. for take the breakfast, after we will visiting the archeological rests of Watoqto, located a 15 km of Paucartambo distance (deflection trunk line road), to 2930 masl of height, important archeological monument of Inca architecture, presents walls lightly sloping, to come in is possible to make out a front of double jamb, also find a circular built “Qosqo”, temples of rectangular form. In the adjacent hill exist others edifications composed by enclosures, from this place, it is had an impressive view of Mapacho river. At the end of the visit, the bus will pass for pick you up for tranfer to the Cusco City, arriving at 6:00 p.m. (approx.) box lunch in the bus.

END OF THE SERVICE

Included:

• Tranfer Paucartambo – Tres Cruces

• Transport round trip Cusco – Paucartambo

• Nourishment

• Enter and guided visit to the archeological rests

• Professional Bilingual tour guide

• Camp equipment (tents and mattress)

• Cook

• First air kit equipment

• Box lunch

No Incluye:

• Sleeping bag

• Breakfast the first day

• Dinner and hotel the last day