Huandar

Huandar is a hamlet in Pisac District, Calca Province, Cuzco Department. Huandar is situated nearby to the hamlet Rinconada, as well as near Cuyo Chico.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ñust’apata and Machu Kuntur Sinqa.

Ñust’apata

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Photo: Kevstan, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Ñust'apata "princess bank") is a mountain in the Cusco Region in Peru, about 4,000 metres high. It is situated in the Calca Province, on the border of the districts of Pisac and Taray.

Machu Kuntur Sinqa or Machu Kuntur Sankha is a mountain in the Cusco Region in Peru, about 4,200 metres high. It is situated in the Calca Province, on the border of the districts Pisac and San Salvador. Machu Kuntur Sinqa is situated 3 km east of Huandar.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pisac and Taray.

Pisac

Photo: Ivan Mlinaric, CC BY 2.0.

Písac is a small traditional town at eastern end of the Sacred Valley about 35 km from Cusco. While Pisac is best known for its Sunday market this is really secondary to the magnificent Inca ruins overlooking the town from high on a mountain ridge, both the extent of which and the spectacular vertiginous views it offers of the Sacred Valley many visitors arrive unprepared for.