{"id":9376,"date":"2023-02-03T01:46:50","date_gmt":"2023-02-03T01:46:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/justpaste.in\/blogs\/unexpected-ancient-inca-sights-see-in-cusco-peru\/"},"modified":"2026-08-04T10:07:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T10:07:13","slug":"unexpected-ancient-inca-sights-see-in-cusco-peru","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/justpaste.in\/blogs\/unexpected-ancient-inca-sights-see-in-cusco-peru\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: Explore Ancient Inca History In Cusco, Peru"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/2017\/07\/02\/4-amazing-ancient-inca-sights-see-cusco-sacred-valley-incas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cusco<\/a> is one of the most popular cities to visit in Peru (in fact, it&#8217;s arguably the most popular) and with good reason too &#8211; its a gateway to many an adventure in this amazing country thanks to its cross-country connectivity and almost every trip to Peru should definitely include Cusco in its itinerary (even if just for your first trip).<\/p>\n<p>As amazing as Cusco is used for a hub, there are other amazing sights to see in and around Cusco which can often be overlooked for shinier sights like Machu Picchu and Lake Titicaca &#8211; not least of all the stunning Inca ruins within very close proximity to the city. We decided to take a day on our trip to Peru to discover some of these places and here they are!<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=37LZSrYirZI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">THE VIDEO<\/a><\/h1>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/37LZSrYirZI\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/HLOBlog?sub_confirmation=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click here to subscribe to our YouTube channel<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/HLOBlog?sub_confirmation=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34080\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_7417.jpg?resize=1000%2C1500&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Unexpected Ancient Inca Sights You Have To See Around Cusco, Peru (2)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_7417.jpg?w=1365&amp;ssl=1 1365w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_7417.jpg?resize=300%2C450&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_7417.jpg?resize=768%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_7417.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 683w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"1000\" data-carousel-extra='null' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" >\n<div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 1000px; height: 706px;\" data-original-width=\"1000\" data-original-height=\"706\" >\n<div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 472px; height: 706px;\" data-original-width=\"472\" data-original-height=\"706\" >\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"468\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"702\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"34081\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_3467.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1600,2400\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Unexpected Ancient Inca Sights You Have To See In Cusco, Peru (2)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_3467.jpg?fit=300%2C450&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_3467.jpg?fit=683%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_3467.jpg?w=468&#038;h=702&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_3467.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_3467.jpg?resize=300%2C450&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_3467.jpg?resize=768%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_3467.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 683w\" width=\"468\" height=\"702\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"468\" data-original-height=\"702\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Unexpected Ancient Inca Sights You Have To See In Cusco, Peru (2)\" alt=\"Unexpected Ancient Inca Sights You Have To See In Cusco, Peru (2)\" style=\"width: 468px; height: 702px;\" \/> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <!-- close group --> <\/p>\n<div class=\"gallery-group images-2\" style=\"width: 528px; height: 706px;\" data-original-width=\"528\" data-original-height=\"706\" >\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"524\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"349\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"34082\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/14691232_10154632693934784_2920282552859442170_o.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1364\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Unexpected Ancient Inca Sights You Have To See In Cusco, Peru (1)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/14691232_10154632693934784_2920282552859442170_o.jpg?fit=360%2C240&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/14691232_10154632693934784_2920282552859442170_o.jpg?fit=1000%2C666&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/14691232_10154632693934784_2920282552859442170_o.jpg?w=524&#038;h=349&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/14691232_10154632693934784_2920282552859442170_o.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/14691232_10154632693934784_2920282552859442170_o.jpg?resize=500%2C333&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/14691232_10154632693934784_2920282552859442170_o.jpg?resize=800%2C533&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/14691232_10154632693934784_2920282552859442170_o.jpg?resize=1280%2C853&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/14691232_10154632693934784_2920282552859442170_o.jpg?resize=320%2C213&amp;ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/14691232_10154632693934784_2920282552859442170_o.jpg?resize=560%2C373&amp;ssl=1 560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/14691232_10154632693934784_2920282552859442170_o.jpg?resize=1160%2C773&amp;ssl=1 1160w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/14691232_10154632693934784_2920282552859442170_o.jpg?resize=1920%2C1279&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/14691232_10154632693934784_2920282552859442170_o.jpg?resize=640%2C426&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/14691232_10154632693934784_2920282552859442170_o.jpg?resize=1120%2C746&amp;ssl=1 1120w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/14691232_10154632693934784_2920282552859442170_o.jpg?resize=1600%2C1066&amp;ssl=1 1600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/14691232_10154632693934784_2920282552859442170_o.jpg?resize=450%2C300&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/14691232_10154632693934784_2920282552859442170_o.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/14691232_10154632693934784_2920282552859442170_o.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" width=\"524\" height=\"349\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"524\" data-original-height=\"349\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Unexpected Ancient Inca Sights You Have To See In Cusco, Peru (1)\" alt=\"Unexpected Ancient Inca Sights You Have To See In Cusco, Peru (1)\" style=\"width: 524px; height: 349px;\" \/> <\/div>\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"524\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"349\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"32241\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_3623.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1600,1066\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"24 Hours In Cusco, Peru (3)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_3623.jpg?fit=360%2C240&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_3623.jpg?fit=1000%2C666&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_3623.jpg?w=524&#038;h=349&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_3623.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_3623.jpg?resize=450%2C300&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_3623.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_3623.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_3623.jpg?resize=360%2C240&amp;ssl=1 360w\" width=\"524\" height=\"349\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"524\" data-original-height=\"349\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"24 Hours In Cusco, Peru (3)\" alt=\"24 Hours In Cusco, Peru (3)\" style=\"width: 524px; height: 349px;\" \/> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <!-- close group --> <\/div>\n<p> <!-- close row --> <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cusco is one of the most popular cities to visit in Peru (in fact, it&#8217;s arguably the most popular) and with good reason too &#8211; its a gateway to many an adventure in this amazing country thanks to its cross-country connectivity and almost every trip to Peru should definitely include Cusco in its itinerary (even &hellip; Continue Reading<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9377,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[871],"tags":[990,897],"class_list":["post-9376","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-videos","tag-cusco","tag-peru"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/justpaste.in\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9376","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/justpaste.in\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/justpaste.in\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/justpaste.in\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/justpaste.in\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9376"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/justpaste.in\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9376\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/justpaste.in\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9377"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/justpaste.in\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9376"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/justpaste.in\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9376"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/justpaste.in\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9376"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}