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| SACSAYHUAMAN - QENKO - KORICANCHA - LACCO CAVE Day 6--- Sept. 26 - Saturday- Morning tour of Sacsayhuaman, one of the most imposing architectonic complexes and considered one of the best monuments that mankind has built. Three parallel walls built in different levels with stones of enormous sizes; zigzagging walls, because of their appearance, one opinion is they represent the "teeth" of the puma's head, as Cusco is built in the shape of a Puma. The boulders used for the first or lower levels are the biggest; there is one that is 28 ft. high and weights about 361 tons. Those boulders classify the walls as being of cyclopean or megalithic architecture. The three walls represent the three levels of the Andean Religious World: beginning from the bottom, "Uju Pacha" (underground lower world), the "Kay Pacha" (earth's surface) in the middle, and the "Hanaq Pacha" (sky, upper world) on the top. In the heart of Sacsayhaman you reach an energy vortex, Muyuc Marka, where the Inca performed special rituals to create a connection with the cosmic world. Muyuc Marka, is where one is "recharged" with "positive energy" and connected energetically and spiritually to Earth Mother's ley lines. On to Qenko which has many aspects; astronomical and ceremonial. It possesses an amphitheater with 19 niches, and there is an entrance in the form of a labyrinth which leads to the underground temples. We will align with the sacred ley lines of the sites by honoring the ancient ones who came before us as we walk through this powerful healing, initiation, and astronomical complex. Afternoon city tour of the Koricancha, House of Light. The Temple of the Sun was the holiest of holy to the Incas as it housed the great Sun Disk, brought to Cusco, from MU. The rooms were adorned with elaborate gold ceremonial objects including the huge Sun Disk reflecting the sun light to illuminate all. The walls were covered in gold, and windows were constructed, so the sun would cast a near-blinding reflection of golden light off the precious metals. This site was a ceremonial center featuring a number of stone rectangular buildings laid out as to be the convergence point of ley lines connected to numerous "huacas" or power spots. The carved stone walls fit so perfectly that a sheet of paper can not slide between them. Dinner on your own, then we will be led in ceremony by Inkari Pachatusan (a mystical brotherhood of Andean musicians shaman/priests of Incan lineage) and an Andean Healer deep inside Lacco Cave (The Temple of the Moon). The ceremony is a traditional Quechua lunar ritual of the reverent preparation and ceremonial burning of an offering "despacho" in honor of the Earth Mother and the Moon "Pachamama and Mama Killa". This is a ceremonial center of initiation, healing and rebirthing. (BB, BL, Hot Drinks and Crackers @ Locco Cave) Overnight ROYAL INKA I CUSCO |
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| TAMBOMACHAY- PISAC - OLLANTAYTAMBO Day 7---- Sept. 27 - Sunday - We leave Cusco in route to the Sacred Valley of the Incas. Just outside of the city we reach Tambomachay, "Unu", (Water Spirit) Temple. This was popularly known as the "Inca's Baths", where four underground rivers come together. It was here that those wishing to enter the capitol of the Incan empire cleansed themselves. It is an archaeological complex made up of well-crafted canals, walls and windows which show the Incas' extraordinary architectural talents and their in-depth knowledge of hydraulics. Tambomachay was an important religious center for the Spirit of water. The canals channel the water, ending at a slope from which crystal clear water flows in three levels, representing the 3 worlds. We will honor the Spirit of water with an offering and ask the sacred waters for purification before entering the Scared Valley. We continue through the Sacred Valley of the Incas to the Pisaq Market, a regional market, where the Quechua Indians gather to sell and trade their hand-made products and produce. Alpaca sweaters, ponchos, rugs, ceremonial artifacts, pottery and jewelry are real bargains. At the southern end of the Sacred Valley, Pisac's ruins form an enormous condor on the mountainside. Lunch @ Alhambra Restaurant and on to Ollantaytambo, House of the Dawn/Wind, one of the most powerful astronomical complexes, is built at electromagnetic convergence points. At the northern end of the Sacred Valley, Ollantaytambo has a special spirit about it. The legend goes that a white bearded God, " Wiracocha", entered the town and blessed the people. They so honored him, that they carved his face in the mountainside, where you can see it today. Purification and cleansing at the multidimensional sacred fountains and ceremony at the Temple of the Condor to ask for permission, protection and guidance as we enter the "Hanaq Pacha" (upper world), Machu Picchu tommorow. The Condor or "Apu Kuntur" was considered a very special divinity that connects the "Hanaq Pacha" ( upper world ) with the "Kay Pacha" (middle world). Late afternoon arrival in Yucay, the Sacred Valley and check in to our beautiful hotel. (BB & L) Overnight SONESTA POSADA, YUCAY ***(Full service SPA, fitness and outdoor Jacuzzi)*** |
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