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Geographic Information and How to get cusco

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Geographic Information and How to get cusco

Cusco Location Machu PicchuThe Archaeological Capital of America" is the largest and most visited tourist attractions of Peru. Cusco was the largest city and capital of the Inca empire, "the Tahuatinsuyo" (which encompasses much of Ecuador, Colombia and Peru, Bolivia, Argentina and Chile), then won by the Spanish conquistadors, hence its current architecture is a fusion of Inca style and Iberian. Its people maintain with great pride their customs and traditions. It also seems essential to know the mystic and enigmatic citadel of Machu Picchu as the Spaniards were never able to find and that was discovered by Western culture in 1911. Due to its historical value and beauty, Cusco, like Machu Picchu, is listed as a Cultural Heritage of Humanity. With the Sacred Valley and its beautiful sites, Cusco awaits your visit. Take a few days to discover!

In Cusco, tourist services are very different, hotels and inns are numerous and varied, as travel agents, adventure sports, restaurants, craft centers, bars and anything else you may want. The tourism industry influence of a crucial development services and products. There is now an appropriate infrastructure that ensures the stay of tourists arrive each year in large quantities.

In this section you will also find data geographic, economic, and other addresses. The modern Cusco vibrates to the rhythm of its most important activity: tourism.

How to get Cusco?

  1. By air:

    1. Domestic flights from Lima (1 hour) and from Arequipa (30 minutes) to Cusco.

  2. By land:

    1. Lima - Arequipa – Cusco 1650 km (26 hours by car)

    2. Lima – Nazca – Puquio – Abancay – Cusco: 1131 km (20 horas by car)

    3. Puno – Cusco: 389 km (07 hours by car)

  3. By train:

    1. Regular service Puno – Cusco: 384 km (10 hours).

Location

Cusco is located in Huatanay River Valley, in the southeasts Andes of Peru, in the jurisdiction of province and region Cusco, its high is 3,399 m.s.n.m. (11151,44 feet above the level sea), it's located at 13°30'45'' south latitude and at 71°58'33'' west longitude from Greenwich Meridian.