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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How to get
The most convenient way to get to Cuzco by air is by 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 Cusco from Machu Picchu and Puno by train.
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The climate of Cusco is
Partly cloudy, light rain, thunderstorms +15 ° С in the day +8 ° С at night ° С water |
Partly cloudy, light rain, thunderstorms +15 ° С in the day +9 ° С at night ° С water |
Cloudy, rain, thunderstorms +15 ° С in the day +8 ° С at night ° С water |
| Cusco weather forecast for 10 days | ||
| Average monthly temperature, ° C | ||||||||||||
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| in the daytime | + 19 | + 19 | + 20 | + 20 | + 20 | + 19 | + 19 | + 20 | + 20 | + 21 | + 21 | + 21 |
| night | + 7 | + 7 | + 6 | + 5 | + 3 | + 1 | + 0 | + 2 | + 4 | + 6 | + 6 | + 7 |
Souvenirs
It is in Cusco that high-quality wool products, silver jewelery, fine earthenware, furs and masks, as well as wooden artifacts with artistic carvings, are abundantly sold. The city even has a small area of artists of San Blas, where there are many workshops and studios offering unique souvenirs. Prices, of course, are overstated, 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 rub. 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 rubles Cusco Tigre 129 | Hotel Santa Maria from 2 216 rubles Cusco Calle Santa Catalina Angosta, 158 | Hostal El Triunfo from 2 340 rubles Cusco Calle Triunfo 379 |
Entertainment, Excursions and Attractions 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 building is the so-called "throne of the Inca", which surrounds 21 bastions with powerful towers, each of which was able to cover a thousand soldiers.
Cusco neighborhoods 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 rocks for crop production, 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 located on a hill, to which the steps carved in the rock are driven. Photo of Cusco (6)