Let your imagination soar in two magnificent workshops offered by Art Trail, an artistic and cultural development project where Cusco traditions are rescued and given new life in artistic sessions. In the first activity, Cusco Colonial Glazed Ceramics, learn how to make a horse or bull of Pucara, a traditional
Cusco figure, and apply fine finishes with a layer of enamel, giving it a glazed effect. In the second, the Colonial Gold Leaf application, enjoy painting with the characteristic colours of the mountain range and then finish decorating your work with gold leaf, a traditional technique that Art Trail has recovered and applied to contemporary crafts. Both workshops are taught by renowned Cusco artists. By the end of the sessions, you will have two personalised works that will be delivered to your hotel the following day, giving you tha chance to take a unique art piece and memory from Peru.
In the afternoon, enjoy a guided tour of Cusco, which was the capital of the Inca Empire. The tour starts at the Convent of Santo Domingo, built over the Inca temple of Coricancha, one of the most important venues dedicated to the cult of the sun. The ancient chronicles say that its walls were covered with gold. Then, head to the Cathedral, the most imposing monument of Main Square. Then continue towards the Cusco hills where the fortress of Sacsayhuamán is located, whose
imposing walls offer an impressive panoramic view of Cusco.
Overnight at the selected hotel in Cusco on bed and breakfast basis.
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