Cusco is the capital of the Inca empire, one of the most ancient and unusual cities in the world, located at an altitude of 3,500 m. The whole city is declared a cultural heritage of humanity by UNESCO: the stones of the road, the foundations of houses and churches are carved in the surrounding mountains by the Incas and have a centuries-old history.
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It's best to get to Cuzco by air, landing at a local airport, where daily flights from Lima, Arequipa and other cities of the country arrive. Alternatively, you can use the services of bus companies: transport to Cusco from Lima is about a day, from Arequipa - 10 hours, from Puno - 6-8 hours. Finally, you can get to Cuzco from Machu Picchu and Puno by train.
Most of the guests who come to the highland Cusco from the coastal plateaus suffer from altitude sickness. For the first couple of days they are recommended to rest more and eat vegetarian food, and also to consume large amounts of "coca-mate" - a drink from the leaves of coca
Climate Cusco
Cuzco
+ 15 ° C in the afternoon + 8 ° C at night ° C water Cusco |
Cloudy, rain, thunderstorms + 15 ° C in the afternoon + 9 ° C at night ° C water |
Cloudy, rain, thunderstorms + 15 ° C in the afternoon + 8 ° C at night ° C water |
| Weather forecast in Cuzco for 10 days | ||
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| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sen | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| In the afternoon | + 19 | + 19 | + 20 | + 20 | + 20 | + 19 | + 19 | + 20 | + 20 | + 21 | + 21 | + 21 |
| at night | + 7 | + 7 | + 6 | + 5 | + 3 | + 1 | + 0 | + 2 | + 4 | + 6 | + 6 | + 7 |
Souvenirs
It is in Cusco that high-quality products made of wool, silver jewelry, elegant earthenware, furs and masks, as well as wooden things with artistic carvings are in abundance. The city even has a small area of artists of San Blas, where there are many workshops and studios offering unique souvenirs. Prices are understandably overpriced, but you can find really original things.
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| JW Marriott El Convento Cusco from 12,804 rubles Cusco Esquina de la Calle Ruinas 432 y San Agustin | Casa Cartagena Boutique Hotel & Spa from 16,251 rubles Cusco Calle Pumacurco 336, Centro Histórico | Palacio del Inka, A Luxury Collection Hotel from 12 188 rubles @Cusco Plazoleta Santo Domingo, 259 |
| El Mercado Hotel from 9,357 rubles Cusco Calle Siete Cuartones 306 | Sonesta Hotel Cusco from 5,725 rubles Cusco Av. El Sol, 954 | Hotel Costa del Sol Ramada Cusco from 5 233 rubles Cusco Calle Santa Teresa, 344 |
| Tierra Viva Cusco San Blas from 4 432 rubles Cusco Calle Carmen Alto 194, San Blas, Cusco | Best Western Los Andes de América from 3,694 rubles Cusco Calle Garcilaso, 150 | Tierra Viva Cusco Centro from 3 448 rubles Cusco Callle Cruz Verde 390 |
| Hotel Rojas Inn from 3 140 rub. Cusco Tigre 129 | Hotel Santa Maria from 2 216 rubles Cusco Calle Santa Catalina Angosta, 158 | Hostal El Triunfo from 2 340 rub. Cusco Calle Triunfo 379 |
Entertainment, sightseeing and sightseeing Cusco
The main attractions: the Plaza de Armas, built by the Spaniards on the site of the ancient cult center of Wakalpa, Inca statues of Inca-Pachacuta, the ruins of the granite Palace of the Supreme Inca, the cathedral of La Compagnia, the church of El Triunfo, the church of Santo Domingo and the ruins of Inca Coricancha, Palace of Justice, Museum of the Institute of Archeology, Museum of the Viceroyalty and Museum of Religious Art.
In the north-west of the city center on the top of the mountain is a monumental complex of Saksayuaman structures - the military and religious center of the Inca empire. The center of the structure is the so-called "throne of the Inca", which surrounds 21 bastions with powerful towers, each of which was able to cover a thousand warriors.
The surroundings of Cuzco deserve no less attention .Only 112 km away is the famous sacred city of Machu Picchu, one of the most mysterious monuments of Inca culture on the continent .The main local "must see" - the Gate of the Sun "Intiuatana" and the observatory, the churches, including the famous Temple of the Three Windows and the "Sacred Area"), and more than two hundred other buildings, defensive walls, staircases cut in a rock or stacked of giant blocks. , gutters and pools, thousands of terraces cut down in mountainous rocks for agricultural crops, the Lunar Palace and ancient burials .
Pisak is a city and ancient Inca fortress, located 33 km from Cusco in the Sacred Valley of the Incas near the Urubamba River. In its vicinity you can visit the ruins of an ancient fortification, which protected the entrance to the valley of the river. In addition, in the Sacred Valley interesting city-pyramid Ollantaytambo and the village of Chinchero. Ollantaytambo is divided into several parts, each of which has an entrance through a hole in the rock. Part of the city, where once the main temples were concentrated, is on a hill, to which the steps carved in the rock are. Photo of Cusco (6)