Sacred valley as its name proposes was a revered place for the Incas, where the Incas believed the spirits of the goods were living in the mountains. After centuries the quechua presence still left here, especially in the ruins of Pisac, Ollantaytambo and Chincheros, also at the ancient agricultural laboratory of Moray.
The valley contains a string of steadfastly traditional hamlets, among them. Calca, Lamay, Qoya, Pisac, Urubamba and Ollantaytambo. Where you will encounter valley and fields with alpacas or sheep grazing, also crops of maize, quinoa and potatoes. At the salt mines of Maras, where evaporation pools create uneven terraces all the way down the steep-sided valley, you can observe Quechua-speaking locals harvesting salt with the same centuries-old methods that have been used since pre-Inca times.
If you are looking for some connection with the Inca culture, the Sacred Valley has incredible places where locals still living with their traditions as back in the fifteenth centurie, offering different experiences with their proper traditions also hiking, biking, horseback riding and zip lining. In order to complement the weather in the Sacred valley is usually pleasant and the altitude is lower than Cusco, thus making it an ideal place to acclimatize upon arrival.
Please do not forget to grab your confortable shoes, lots of places to explore!
