This is part of the "city tour". It has rather nice views, and some ruins to observe if you are on the tour or have time. It's on the way to Tambomachay (water fountain), so worth a quick photo. Probably wouldn't need more than 10-15 minutes. More

It is worth a visit if you are doing the circuit of Tambomachay to Sacsayhuaman. There are so many Inca sites in the Sacred Valley and this is not the greatest, but it is nice enough. If you are only mildly interested in archaeology or the Incas, then you could give it a miss and your holiday would not suffer... More

Puca Pacara (The Red Fortress) was probably a rest stop for the Incas where they could chill out and be taken care of while making their way along the trails (a "Tambo"). Today there isn't a whole lot left, you can pull the car to the side of the road and take a photo and that's probably enough. Check it... More

10km from Cusco. Its Quechua name means "red fortress", after the color of its land. It was a military tower and is also though to have been a type of transient house where travelers and their anminmals were registered. Used Viajes Pacifico and Grayline Tours Peru. Grayline excellent.. More

Puca Pucara means Red Fortress and it gets its name from the color of the stones from which it is built. We arrived there on a tour as the sun was going down and the place had sort of a red color to it. There are various reasons given for its existence. Some say it was a guard post while... More

Built of red mud bricks these extensive pre-Incan ruins are an interesting contrast to all the Incan stone ruins in the area. Definitely worth a visit. In our opinion more interesting that some of the other sites nearer to Cuzco. More