Cusco
Cuzco or Cusco, in the Southern Sierras, is a fascinating city that was the capital of the Inca Empire. Cuzco is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is one of Peru's most visited cities as it is the largest and most comfortable city from which tourists can begin visits to Machu Picchu, the Sacred Valley of the Incas, and other Inca sites in the region. Wikivoyage
Population 428,450 (Wikidata)
Before you go
Emergency numbers in Peru
Getting there
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Best-documented sights
All of them in the guide-
Coricancha Museum · 610 m -
Convento de Santo Domingo de Guzmán Monastery · 620 m - Iglesia de Santo Domingo Church · 650 m
- Centro de textiles tradicionales del Cusco Museum · 540 m
- Museo de Sitio Qorikancha Museum · 600 m
- Machu Picchu Museum Museum · 990 m
- Ladislao Espinar Memorial · 140 m
- Mariano Santos Mateo Memorial · 160 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.
Markets
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Mercado Wanchaq
Mercado Feria tradicional: productos orgánicos , artesanales, especería, artículos variados, minorista ferretería.
- Monday: 06:00–18:00
- Tuesday: 06:00–18:00
- Wednesday: 06:00–18:00
- Thursday: 06:00–18:00
- Friday: 06:00–18:00
- Saturday: 06:00–18:00
- Sunday: 06:00–18:00
06:00–18:00
Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.
Somewhere to run
Getting around
- Wanchaq 120 m
- No bus departures for Pisac 240 m
- Bus to Colored Mountain (Pitumarca) 280 m
- PeruHop Bus Terminal 330 m
- INKA express 350 m
- Concetur 410 m
More train stations: San Pedro 1.3 km
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