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Things to do in Cusco

Walk Inca walls beneath colonial churches, eat at San Pedro Market, climb to Sacsayhuamán and take the train through the Sacred Valley to Machu Picchu.

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Nature

Aguas Calientes Hot Springs, Machu Picchu Pueblo

Hot spring pools about 1 km from the center of Machu Picchu Pueblo.Entry: S/[fee] at the entranceSearch tickets and tours on Tiqets
Church

Cusco Cathedral

Built from 1560 to 1664 on the site of an Inca palace, with a Renaissance facade on the Plaza de Armas.Entry: S/[fee] at the doorSearch tickets and tours on Tiqets
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Machu Picchu

The Inca city built around 1450 under the ruler Pachakuteq, with farming terraces and the Temple of the Sun.Entry: S/[fee]; book a timed entry and circuitSearch tickets and tours on Tiqets
Food

Machu Picchu Pueblo (Aguas Calientes)

The town below Machu Picchu, with restaurants, bars and hotels by the river and the station.Entry: Pay as you go
Museum

Manuel Chávez Ballón Site Museum, Machu Picchu Pueblo

The Ministry of Culture museum for Machu Picchu, beside the river road near Puente Ruinas.Entry: S/[fee] at the doorSearch tickets and tours on Tiqets
Food

Mirador de San Blas

A viewpoint above San Blas with several restaurants and bars looking over the center.Entry: Pay as you go
Ruins

Ollantaytambo Archaeological Park, Ollantaytambo

Inca terraces and the Temple of the Sun monoliths above a town that keeps its Inca-era streets and channels.Entry: Boleto Turístico ticketSearch tickets and tours on Tiqets
Ruins

Pinkuylluna, Ollantaytambo

Inca storehouses on the slope facing Ollantaytambo, reached by a signposted climb from the town.Entry: Free to visitSearch tours on Tiqets
Ruins

Pisac Archaeological Park, Pisac

Inca terraces and towers on the mountain above Pisac, about 45 min from Cusco.Entry: Boleto Turístico ticketSearch tickets and tours on Tiqets
Market

Pisac Market, Pisac

A craft and food market on Pisac's main square, selling weaving, empanadas and valley produce.Entry: Pay as you go
Neighborhood

Plaza de Armas, Cusco

Cusco's main square, framed by the Cathedral and the arcades of the colonial center.Entry: Free to visit
Ruins

Q'enqo

An Inca ceremonial site whose rock is carved with channels, galleries and altars, near Sacsayhuamán.Entry: Boleto Turístico ticketSearch tickets and tours on Tiqets
Temple

Qorikancha

The Inca Temple of the Sun, with the Santo Domingo church and convent built on its walls.Entry: S/[fee] at the doorSearch tickets and tours on Tiqets
Ruins

Sacsayhuamán

Inca walls of fitted stones, some over 9 m high, on the hill above Cusco.Entry: Boleto Turístico ticketSearch tickets and tours on Tiqets
Neighborhood

San Blas

Cusco's artisans' quarter of steep cobbled lanes, workshops and the 1563 San Blas church.Entry: Free to visit
Market

San Blas Market

A neighborhood market selling crafts, dairy products and home cooking such as chupe soup.Entry: Pay as you go
Church

San Francisco Convent, Cusco

A convent on San Francisco Square with a two-floor collection of colonial religious art.Entry: S/[fee] at the door. Closed Saturdays and SundaysSearch tickets and tours on Tiqets
Market

San Pedro Market

Cusco's oldest food market, opened in 1925, with about 1,150 stalls of produce, crafts and cooked food.Entry: Pay as you go
Ruins

Tambomachay

An Inca site of terraces, channels and ceremonial fountains where water still flows.Entry: Boleto Turístico ticketSearch tickets and tours on Tiqets
Ruins

Twelve-Angled Stone

A finely fitted Inca stone with twelve angles in a wall on Hatun Rumiyoc street.Entry: Free to visitSearch tours on Tiqets

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