Located next to Sacsayhuamán, the Cusco Planetarium offers travelers a unique experience in the hills surrounding the city. While it may not be much to look at (the small planetarium is housed in a ...

If you’re headed for Machu Picchu, your tour company will most likely use as its base camp this lively city of 430,000, perched at the head of a narrow valley in the Peruvian Andes. At 3400m above sea ...

The best time to visit Cusco is from June to mid-September. Though temperatures hover in the mid- to upper 60s throughout the year, the city sees fewer rain showers during its winter months. Still, ...

Are you looking to know how to visit Machu Picchu Peru from Cusco? In this Machu Picchu travel guide we start in Cusco and drive in a private car to Ollantaytambo where we board a Peru Rail train to ...

Cusco isn’t just a gateway to Machu Picchu—it’s a city where every street, plaza, and stone whispers centuries of history. From Inca temples to Spanish colonial cathedrals, walking tours here offer an ...