About Cusco

Frequently Asked Questions for Trips to Machu Picchu.

Cusco

The city that hosts a lot of nature, adventure routes, and living culture. For all those interested in the sculpture of religious monuments, in archeology, fans of traditions, try to live with local people, artisan collectors, adventure sports lovers, and birdwatchers.

Weather

We have semi-dry and cold weather. With a temperature:

  • Maximum 21 ° C (70 ° F)
  • Minimum 1 ° C (34 ° F)

Altitude

Minimum 532 masl (Pilcopata) Maximmun 6384 masl (Nevado de Ausangate).

Access routes to Cusco.

We have three access roads, and they are the following:

Airway

  • Flights from Lima (1 hour) and Arequipa (30 minutes) to the City of Cusco.

By land.

  • Lima – Arequipa – Cusco: 1,650 Kilometers (26 hours by bus).
  • Lima – Nazca – Puquio – Abancay – Cusco: 1,131 kilometers (20 hours by bus).
  • Puno – Cusco: 389 kilometers (07 hours by bus).

By railway.

  • Puno – Cusco: 384 kilometers (10 hours).

Routes and Times.

You need at least 5 days to get to know the city and its surroundings. However, you can enjoy many options in more days.

  • Historic center / 4 hours.
  • Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu 118 Km / 4 hours 20 minutes.
  • Sacred Valley:
  • Pisac 32 Km / 50 minutes.
  • Yucay 68 Km / 1 hour 30 minutes.
  • Urubamba 78 Km / 1 hour 25 minutes.
  • Ollantaytambo: 97 Km / 2 hours 30 minutes.
  • Chinchero 28 Km / 45 minutes.
  • I am hanging Bridge of Q’eswachaka 110 Km / 2 hours 15 minutes.
  • Pikillaqta 30 Km / 45 minutes.
  • Andean Baroque Circuit 36 Km / 1 hour.
  • Maras’s village 48 Km / 1 hour.
  • The archaeological site of Moray 58 Km / 1 hour 30 minutes.
  • The circuit of the Four Lagoons 107 Km / 2 hours 10 minutes.
  • Archaeological Complex of Raqchi 117 Km / 2 hours.
  • Canyon of the Condor – Chonta. 6Km round trip.
  • Mountain of Colors. 10 Km / 6 hours.
  • Ausangate Mountain.
  • Salkantay Mountain (78 km until you reach the citadel of Machu Picchu).
  • Archaeological Complex of Tipon 25 Km / 45 minutes.
  • Inca Trail Km 82 of the Cusco-Machu Picchu railway (43 km until you reach the citadel of Machu Picchu).
  • Archaeological Complex of Choquequirao 93 Km (from Abancay to Cachora) / 16 hours (from Cachora).
  • Tres Cruces 154 Km / 5 hours 30 minutes.

MISSION

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VISION

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