Naupa Iglesia Cusco Day Trip

8:00 a.m. pick-up at your hotel in Cuzco.

We travel northwest of Cusco towards the Valley of Pomatales to visit the fascinating ruins of Ñaupa Iglesia. To get to Ñaupa Iglesia, better known as Choquequilla, we have to walk about 18 minutes up the hillside of Ñaupa Iglesia to reach the incredible Inca constructions.

Continue to the Andenes de Quellorakay to observe the hanging houses built on the cliffs of the Ollantaytambo mountain. We will visit the archaeological park of Ollantaytambo in all its splendor to start the return trip to Cusco along the Chinchero road.

If travelers spend the night at the Urubamba, Yanahuara, or Ollantaytambo hotels, write to us so that we can pick them up and drop them off at their respective hotels, or if they are going to connect to the town of Machu Picchu. Final note: We can change the order of the excursion to cover all the places of interest of the Ruins of Ñaupa Iglesia tourist circuit.

EXPLORE IN THE SURROUNDINGS OF ÑAUPA IGLESIA

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Explore the following sites:

1- RUINS OF CHOQUEQUILLA OR ÑAUPA CHURCH: CEREMONIAL CENTER of Ñaupa Iglesia or Choqella, which means “the old temple where gold shines,” an ancestral ceremonial-religious site and the enigmatic temple of the Incas, is unique due to its construction, details, and location. Ñaupa Iglesia was used in Inca times to perform rituals on Earth, the cosmos, and parallel worlds.

After going up the path and in the middle of the platforms of Ñaupa Iglesia, you enter a trapezoidal-shaped mountain cave, where the main temple and a set of rocky windows stand out. The main temple is of volcanic rock’s natural formation, which covers a 36 m2 trapezoidal. There is a basalt rock carved with ornamental motifs with the stepped double jamb sign plus an Inca Cross, an Inca symbol representing the Andean worldview.

MYSTICAL PLACE OF RITUALS – The temple of Ñaupa Iglesia Choqella is impressive, ideal for meditation, recharging positive active energy for contact with the cosmos, etc.

We also explore the following Inca sites

2- QUELLORAKAY RUINS
3- THE FORTRESS OF OLLANTAYTAMBO
4- INCA SITE OF CHINCHERO

Useful data:

1. Naupa Iglesia or Choquequilla Location: Pachar valley
2. Distance to travel: 1.20 hours
3. Activity: Light walk & exploring Inca Sites