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urban areaCusco, Cuzco Department
Cusco
World Heritage SiteBuilt 1300
Typeurban area
Built1300
Best monthsJul–Sepweather in Cusco
13.52° S, 71.98° WUTC−5 · Peru Standard Time
Standing for726 years
built 1300today 2026
When to goCusco · weather score
Best timeJul–Sep
October: high / low17° / 7°
iAbout
Cusco in brief
Cusco is an urban area in Cusco, Cuzco Department, Peru.
It holds the designation World Heritage Site.
The urban area dates from 1300.
For a visit, the weather in Cusco is best in July, August and September; in October afternoons average 17°.
Facts
- Type
- urban area
- Designation
- World Heritage Site
- Built
- 1300
- Nearest town
- Cusco
- Region
- Cuzco Department
- Coordinates
- -13.51694, -71.97861
iiLocation
Where to find it
ivNearby
All monuments in PeruMore heritage close by
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Church of the Society of Jesus
under 100 m SE
cultural heritage of Peru
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Cusco Cathedral
under 100 m NE
cultural heritage of Peru
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Calle del Medio
under 100 m W
World Heritage Site
Around here
Cusco and around
Nature
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Quriqucha
Lake
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Tullumayo River
River
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Saphy River
River · 3,400 m
Mountains
Photo: McKay Savage from London, UK · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
Sahuasiray
5,818 m · Urubamba mountain range
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Chicon
5,530 m · Andes
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Sirihuani
5,359 m · Andes
Heritage
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Cusco Cathedral
cultural heritage of Peru · 1559
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Church of the Society of Jesus
cultural heritage of Peru · 1668
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Jesus, Mary and Joseph's Church
World Heritage Site · 1735
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