North of Cuzco City, along the shoreline of the Urubamba River, lays the region properly baptized as the Sacred Valley of the Incas, lands where mysterious mountains seem to still guard ancient and lost temples built for the Inca sun god Wiraqocha.

Centrally located 3.2 kilometers from the Town of Urubamba, 15 minutes away from the gateway to the eternal citadel of Machu Picchu (Ollantaytambo Train Station) and along a sensuous curvature of the Urubamba River shoreline, Rio Sagrado Hotel, Villas & Spa stands united with the mystique of the holy valley.

Beneficial climate with lesser elevation (700 meters lower than Cuzco City, at 2,800 meters above sea level) renders Urubamba’s Inca Sacred Valley an ideal acclimatization destination for Cuzco City and Machu Picchu travelers.

The small town of Pisac, known in the valley as ‘little Machu Picchu’ for its mountaintop citadel and spirited artisan markets, lays invitingly after a thirty-minute eastbound drive from the hotel, as well as Pumamarca’s unexposed lost temple which mysteriously creeps among tall mountains after steep, twisting unpaved roads to the west.

Also a half-an-hour drive from Rio Sagrado, the metaphysic enthusiast may visit Moray’s Inca Crop Research Laboratory, believed to center an energy vector field. More temples, towns and sights await to keeps eyes wondering, the opportunities are endless as you gasp to comprehend ancient marvels.

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