Proyecto teleférico en Choqueqirao despierta gran interés internacional [Español]

El proyecto del teleférico sobre el cañón de Apurímac, que llegará hasta el complejo arqueológico de Choquequirao, despierta un gran interés en varias empresas extranjeras, que desean participar en la licitación para su construcción.

Carlos Jiménez, responsable de los proyectos estratégicos del gobierno regional de Apurímac, manifestó que esta información la recibieron a través de la embajada de Francia y de la Cámara de Comercio Perú-Canadá.

Choquequirao está a 93 kilómetros de Abancay (capital del de partamento de Apurímac). Para visitarla se debe llegar primero hasta el poblado de Cachora, de donde se recorren 30 kilómetros aproximadamente esto es equivalente a dos días a pie, recorriendo un promedio de ocho horas diarias, cual es un trayecto bastante  largo, cual se pensó en la construcción de un teleférico, así como los que existe en otros paises en relacion a grandes distancias.

Jiménez estimó que en dos meses deberán concluirse los estudios de factibilidad y quizá después de un mes se cuente con la evaluación y viabilidad del proyecto.

Fuente: www.andina.com.pe

Apu Pachatusan trek [English]

This mountain is located just outside Cusco. Some sources list its height as 4842 m. It is visible from certain sections in town. The peak is not major by Andean standards, but it is prominent nevertheless. The name Apu Pachatusan means “god of eternity" in the Quechua language. This mountain has some spiritual significance to the local people as it overlooks the Sacred Valley of the Incas and has commanding views in other directions.

The Pachatusan Apu is one of the five mountains surrounding the city of Cusco. to reach this wonderful mountain and completely go camping is needed to reach the apu pachtusan cusco need to go south to about the height of tipon, then take the creek, up the road, which leads to Patabamba community, which encuntra at the base of Pachatusan apu, as we walk towards Apu Pachatusan, we can observe the majestic green areas, crops, livestock rearing as sheep, cows, definitely a good place to get out of town and also not far from the Cusco.

Cusco: Hoy finaliza votación para que Machu Picchu obtenga dos reconocimientos más [Español]

DIRCETUR informó que hoy vence el plazo de votación para que la ciudadela inca de Machu Picchu sea considerada como el mejor destino y el mejor destino ecológico de América del Sur de 2012 en los premios World Travel Awards.

Víctor Hugo Pérez, director de Turismo de la Dircetur, indicó:“Estamos sorprendidos porque el cambio de fecha apareció en el portal del World Travel Awards hace tres días”.

El funcionario invocó a las autoridades, estudiantes y población a sumarse en este esfuerzo y votar a través del sitio en Internet de World Travel Awards. 

En la primera categoría, Machu Picchu compite con Bahía, San Pablo y Río de Janeiro (Brasil), Buenos Aires (Argentina), Islas Galápagos (Ecuador), Lima (Perú), Isla de Pascua y Santiago (Chile).

En la segunda hace lo propio con Abrolhos, Amazonas, Fernando de Noronha, Manaos y Pantanal (Brasil), así como con Caracas (Venezuela), Georgetown (Guyana) y Patagonia (Argentina). 

La ceremonia de premiación será el 12 de diciembre de este año en Nueva Delhi, India.


Fuente: www.andina.com.pe

Cusco sube al primer puesto en concurso 'Las Siete Ciudades Maravillosas del Mundo'[Español]

En el último ranking difundido por la fundación New 7 Wonders, la ciudad del Cusco figura entre las más votadas en la segunda fase del concurso que elegirá a las Siete Ciudades Maravillosas del Mundo.

En Sudamérica el ranking es encabezado por la Ciudad Imperial seguido por Mendoza, Salta y Buenos Aires, las tres ubicadas en Argentina; y Asunción, en Paraguay.

La lista, integrada por 21 aspirantes, tiene en el decimosexto lugar a la ciudad de Lima, la otra representante de Perú que clasificó a la segunda fase del certamen que organiza la fundación que reconoció a Machu Picchu como maravilla del mundo moderno en 2007.

También participan ciudades de Norteamérica, Centroamérica y el Caribe, Europa, África, Asia y Oceanía.

Para obtener más botos, la Asociación Campaña Cusco Ciudad Maravillosa trabaja con el apoyo de la Sociedad de Hoteles del Perú.

Esta segunda fase del concurso se extenderá hasta el 23 de noviembre de 2012. La votación se puede hacer a través de la página web de la fundación New 7 Wonders, los resultados se conocerán el 7 de diciembre de 2013.

Fuente: www.diariocorreo.pe

Archaeological complex of Raqchi [English]

   
This archaeological complex is located in the District of San Pedro de Cacha, province of Canchis, Cusco Department, it is 3460 metres above the sea level on the slopes of the volcano Quimsachata.The Citadel of Raqchi, is one of the largest attractions for its impressive architecture, which include the temple at the Dios Wiracocha, portentous construction in stone and mud that bears witness to the greatness of the Inca State.

The archaeological area is broad and complex, include:

The Temple of Wiracocha located on an Esplanade and divided into two naves with huge columns and walls that reach a height of 14 m.

The barracks or military garrison rectangular building surrounded by walls, with twelve pairs of rooms symmetrically on the inside, with alleys and courtyards divided into rooms and five to six trapezoidal niches on each campus.

The core or priestly college located on the back of the temple, to the North, with numerous large and small rooms.

The costumes or area barns with arranged in rows on a number of around 200 colcas circular deposits.

The baths of the inca that are East of the Temple of Raqchi and are formed by a small Esplanade whose walls at right angles emerges pure and crystalline, water

The headquarters of accommodation or "Raccay Raccay", eight huge rooms or sheds located to the North of the complex, half a kilometer of distance, enclosed in a rectangular courtyard, 27- 41 m.

Chasqui Huasi also located in outlying areas of the complex, Aucca Wasi or jail, the cemeteries of Ccumo Ccacca, the area of andenes and el camino real, among other buildings.

This archaeological site, is considered one of the boldest engineering works made by the incas and the majestic about of Wiracocha Temple which is in stone and the upper part of adobe mixed with hichu and animals hairs.

Huchuy Qosqo, a hidden fortress road to Urubamba[English]

Among the navel of the world and the Sacred Valley, there is an old road that leads to the Inca complex.

The meaning in Quechua in Cusco Huchuy Qosqo is small. In this citadel, surrounded by bunch grass, shrubs and trees queñua, its buildings, rooms, terraces and small buildings up to two stories you have, are up on the walls and polished stone pavers end in mud. Nearby are some swimming pools that appear. Qosqo Huchuy domain was a strength and watch over the Sacred Valley and the Inca place of refuge during the wars with the Chanca people.

 

The Hispanic Chronicles refer to Huchuy Qosqo (probably site known as Caquia Jaquijahuana in Inca times) was work and preferred place of the Wiracocha inca. To this, Maria Rostworoski added, in his work "History of the Tahuantinsuyo", that this sovereign clinched the conquest over the peoples of the Valley of Urubamba and who chose as his successor his son Inca Urco who, Dizzy by the power and the vices, proved to be a total unable to govern. The inca royalty was

very obfuscated with this election and tried to conspire to impose on another son of Wiracocha, Prince Cusi Yupanqui. Social unrest and tension is acrecentaban every day and to make everything worse the more dark night on the Cusco fell: the Chancas arrived to the gates of the capital and were willing to destroy it. It is the year 1438. Wiracocha leaves the city to its fate and, accompanied by his son Inca Urco, takes refuge in his palaces in the Urubamba Valley, among whom was Huchuy Qosqo.

Fuente: www.elcomercio.pe

Machu Picchu is visited by Katy Perry to come to Peru Vacation

Assure U.S. magazine that the singer will take a break of three months enpesando your holiday in Peru. Then travel the world.

Katy Perry comes to our country on vacation. As reported by the magazine "Heat", the pop singer plans a tour of South America with his brother and his first stop would be Machu Picchu, Cusco.

"Katy says she wants to travel to a place that never has been. She plans a vacation of three months with his brother David and one of his best friends. They made a provisional booking for travel to South America, starting in Peru and make the tour of the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu, Katy always wanted to do, "said the above publication.


Fuente: www.elcomercio.pe