Once called the ‘Navel of the World’ by the Incas, Cuzco remains a city that blends colonial Spanish charm with older, more austere remains of pre-Columbian glory – one can still see the foundations of Inca structures on many of its city streets today. Cuzco’s most important landmarks include sites from both Inca and colonial times, such as the Korikancha (the ancient Temple of the Sun), the Inca street of Loreto with its 12-cornered stones, the cathedral, the Museum of Colonial Art, the archaeological park of Saqsaywaman (the fortress-temple), the nearby funerary shrines of Kenqo, and the water-worship site of Tambomachay.
Located 3 blocks away from the Historic Center of the city of Cusco, the JW Marriott El Convento Cusco has a personalized design surrounding the ancient Colonial San Agustin Convent of the XVI century declared cultural heritage by the Peruvian government. Carefully restored, one can appreciate archaeological ruins from the pre-Inca, Inca, Colonial, Republican, and Contemporary periods, which give the hotel a unique character offering an incomparable cultural experience to its visitors.
Being the first Marriott property built at 3,400 masl, it has 153 rooms all with a supplementary oxygen system. The hotel has a spa, restaurant, bar, meeting rooms, and archaeological exhibition rooms. The city of Cusco is considered the belly button of the world and holds one of the Seven Wonders of the Wolrd, Machu Picchu, and other historic attractions like the Plaza de Armas, the Cathedral, Qoricancha, Barrio de San Blas, and many more.
