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cusco

Cusco

Altitude: 3,460m / 11,155 ft.
Best time to visit: March –December

Cusco is without a doubt the most beautiful city in Peru and possibly South America. Once the heart of the Inca Empire, It was considered the navel of the earth, the capital of Tahuantinsuyo or the Inca Empire, an empire that at its peak stretched north to the south of Colombia, South to northern Chile and Argentina, and West across the Andes to the Amazon basin. Cusco’s city center is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Today Cusco is the modern-day starting point for visits to Peru’s most famous site, Machu Picchu. Cusco, the Urubamba or Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu constitute Peru's main tourist destination for a reason. They are the highlights of any visit to Peru.

The Incas were outstanding stonemasons and town planners. In Cusco you will be able to observe the skill and exquisiteness of this work on the many walls that serves as foundations to colonial buildings. The colonial buildings themselves are among the finest in the Americas. The crisp air, the surrounding mountains and the clear Andean sky provide the perfect backdrop to Cusco's cobbled narrow streets, its lovely buildings and plazas, its many hidden treasures and churches. It is not only culturally fascinating and beautiful to look at, but also extremely pleasant to wander around and be in the city itself.

THINGS TO DO IN CUSCO

Our Machu Picchu Trips

Our Regular Tours

Our Innovative Private Trips

Cusco Family Trips

Our Adventure Tours

Our Active Programs Trips

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FEATURED TRIPS

CUSCO & MACHU PICCHU 4 Days / 3 Nights With this program you will visit the magical Cusco city and you will have the chance to enjoy the City tour in Cusco with its traditional ...

MACHU PICCHU & TITICACA8 Days / 7 Nights Traveling in Peru from the Capital to the south, you can imagine what you are going to see in our Peru family trip; amazing landscapes ...

MACHU PICCHU & LARES8 Days / 7 Nights Travel to the center of Incan existence Cusco. Enjoy fantastic markets, charming of old colonial neighborhoods built upon ancient Inca ...

CUSCO ACTIVE & INCA TRAIL9 Days / 8 Nights This active trip combines rafting in the Urubamba River, horseback riding in the Sacred Valley Surroundings and hiking the 4 Day Inca Trail ...