Aguas Calientes

Aguas Calientes is a small town at the bottom of the valley next to Machu Picchu, and the principal access point to the site. All visitors to Machu Picchu pass through Aguas Calientes and most spend at least one night here. Wikivoyage

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in Peru

• 105PolicePolice
• 106AmbulanceAmbulance
• 111AnyAll emergencies
• 116FireFire
• 117AmbulanceAmbulance
• 911AnyAll emergencies

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Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

• Paddington Bear Statue Memorial · 80 m
• Kcuychi Hotel · 240 m
• Baños Termales Attraction · 460 m

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Eating nearby

• Peruvian 14
• Italian 2
• International 1
• Regional 1
• Novo andina 1
• Nacional 1
• Breakfast 1
• Fish 1

All 69 places to eat

Getting around

• Machu Picchu Pueblo 180 m
• Machu Picchu Pueblo (Avenida Imperio de los Incas) 290 m
• Puente Ruinas 1.6 km
• Mandor 1.8 km
• Santuario 2.5 km
• Pampacahua 3.0 km

More train stations: Inkaraqay 3.2 km, San Miguel 3.3 km, Represa 3.4 km, Km. 104.000 3.8 km, Hidroeléctrica 4.5 km

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