Cusco&Machu Picchu

Machu Picchu - K. Elter's photo

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Food

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Cusco - cuy, their national dish (roasted guinea pig) - o.m. photo

Shopping

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Cusco - street vendors - h.a. photo

Others

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Machu Picchu - downwards - k.i. photo

Cusco - o.m. photo

Cusco - taylor - h.a. photo

Cusco - Plaza de Armas, the main square - k.o. photo

Destination in brief

Cusco

Cusco is in southern Peru's central part, on the road 1096 km (681 miles) southeast of Lima.

Its elevation is around 3,400 m (11,200 ft)

Population (in 2020): 312,000 in the city area and 474,000 in the urban area

Geography

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Machu Picchu - llamas - h.a. photo

Churches of Cusco

Cuzco - San Cristobal church (Iglesia de San Cristobal) - K. Elter's photo

Cuzco - Plaza de Armas - The Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Virgin, a Roman Catholic cathedral - K. Elter's photo