Immerse yourself in the roots of the Andes at this 6,000 hectare community-run eco and cultural park. You will be able to get to know the local Quechua people, experience their daily lives, and learn about the incredible variety of potatos they grow on their sustainable farms. After the activity visit the town of Pisac to meet a local family that makes artisinal silver jewelry.
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Cocla Tours
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$93/person
Speaks: English, Spanish and Other Local Language
Highlights
- Meet local community members safeguarding traditional agriculture in the Sacred Valley
- Learn about the thousands of types of potatoes growing in the region
- Try local cheeses and potatoes!
- Visit the Pisac archaelogical site fora more in depth experience than typical tours
- Meet local artisans in the Pisac town who specialize in silver jewelry
- Try some local empanadas in the Pisac town (optional)
Details
08:00 leave Cusco, on the route to Pisac we can make a stop to visit some local house where local people can show the weaving process and it Is possible to buy some handicrafts too
09:00 at Pisac town, from there, we are going to travel for about 40min up to the mountains where are located the communities and the potatoes park.
09:40 arrival to the communities and beginning of the activities, we are going to meet some members of the community and the local guide will explain and show us about the product they farm, like varieties of native potatoes, quinoa, and other local product. The location of the communities is over 3900 meters above sea level. We can see how local people are leaving and working farms that are around.
12:00 end of the activities
12:30 At Pisac archeological site, we visit the incredible site of Pisac, we can have more time than usual and visit more places like the main building (in the traditional tours because they have short time they visit just the part of the cemetery) but Pisac is a really big Inca archeological site and very nice, not only the site even the view of the mountains and the sacred valley.
14:00 travel to Pisac town where we can learn and be part of the artisanal silver jewelry processing. It takes about 1hr. in the end, we will give tourist the jewelry they help to do it.
15:00 free time to walk around in the town and try some local empanadas that are very popular in that town. Or walk around the local market.
15:30 return to Cusco
16:30 at the hotel
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Cocla Tours
Locally Owned Community Cooperative
Interested in Peruvian culture, getting to know local families, learning about coffee production? Come on an adventure with Cocla Tours as they provide some of the best tours in the South of Peru! Cocla Tours is a cooperative of local farmers. They offer cultural and adventure tours in and around Cusco, mainly with coffee producers but also some cacao and tea producers. All the experiences are close to or on the way to Machu Picchu. They are unique because they promote community tourism in the region by directly involving the producers. They help families manage their private rooms to receive tourists and give them training. Many families are now benefiting from these activities in the area.
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