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The chincheros market is one the most important in the region because of the great quality of the crafts they sale here. The qualities of these products are well known internationaly for its excellence and beauty.
Location
It is located 17.4 miles to the northeast of the Cusco city, at 12,343 feet above sea level In somewhere in the middle of the highlands and a ridge, surrounded by the glaciers of Salkantay, Veronica and Soray
Opening Hours
From 07:00 to 17:30 hrs.Price
The entrance fee is included in the Tourist Ticket.Price to Chinchero Museum
Adult S/. 7.00Student S/.4.00
The actual main square, where fairs are celebrated on Sundays, it has a Inca wall that has twelve windows, each of them is 2 meters high, and 150 meters width, this wall also is used as a wall of contention for another square that is located right in front of the church. It also has colonial arch in the corner of the square, buildings that were made out of adobe, huge rooms with windows, doors and platforms that show the greatness of the Incas culture.
The chincheros market is one the most important in the region because of the great quality of the crafts they sale here.
In this market we can see the “trueque” a form of exchange of products, that is still in practise, here the woman still practise the form of weaving made all of llana for the sun's sons in the Imperial Cusco.
It also has very fertile lands, this makes them the first to have the best quality of potatoes, some of the best Andean roots, beans, barley, and wheat, and this constitutes the commerce for the agriculture zone.
How to get to Chinchero?
Generally one gets to Chinchero in the return to Cusco (Tour Sacred Valley o Pull), it takes one hour to get there from Ollantaytambo, and 40 minutes from Cusco. You can also take a Private Tour or Public Transportation from Cusco.
