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Location
15 kilometers south along the valley from the imperial city of
Cusco, facing the sacred mountain of Pachatusan and opposite the
town of Huasao -- famous for its witches, sorceresses and telluric
rituals -- stands the Monte Aguila Center, a magnificient white
construction surrounded by green mountains admist a unique panorama.
The Southern Valley astounds us with the beauty of its colonial
churches, such as the famous chapel in the town of Andahuaylillas,
often known as "Sistine Chapel of the Americas", the sacred
archeological sites of Tipon or the ecological park for the
preservation of wild birds in Lucre -- not forgetting the novoandina
gastronomic festivals with all the local village specialties.
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