Cusco is surrounded by impressive Inca sites like Sacsayhuamán with massive stones up to 9 meters high and weighing 350 tons. It is also home to sacred sites like Qenko and Tambomachay, a place of water worship. The document provides distances and travel times from Cusco to popular nearby destinations, including Písac 32 km away, Urubamba 76 km, and Machu Picchu 110 km away, which takes approximately 4 hours to reach from Cusco.
Cusco is surrounded by impressive Inca sites like Sacsayhuamán with massive stones up to 9 meters high and weighing 350 tons. It is also home to sacred sites like Qenko and Tambomachay, a place of water worship. The document provides distances and travel times from Cusco to popular nearby destinations, including Písac 32 km away, Urubamba 76 km, and Machu Picchu 110 km away, which takes approximately 4 hours to reach from Cusco.
Cusco is surrounded by impressive Inca sites like Sacsayhuamán with massive stones up to 9 meters high and weighing 350 tons. It is also home to sacred sites like Qenko and Tambomachay, a place of water worship. The document provides distances and travel times from Cusco to popular nearby destinations, including Písac 32 km away, Urubamba 76 km, and Machu Picchu 110 km away, which takes approximately 4 hours to reach from Cusco.
Distances from Cusco (Main Square) Destination Písac Urubamba (via Písac) Km (miles) Time 32 76 (20) (47) 1 hr 1 hr 50 mins Inca sites like Sacsayhuamán, with stones Urubamba (via Chinchero) 60 (37) 1 hr 30 mins Ollantaytambo (via Chinchero) 77 (48) 2 hrs 10 mins up to 9 meters (29.5 ft) high and 350 tons, Machu Picchu 110 (68) 4 hrs as well as sacred monuments like Qenko, Chinchero 30 (19) 45 mins and Tambomachay, which is a water Anta 26 (16) 30 mins worship place. Limatambo 80 (50) 1 hr 30 mins Cachora 183 (114) 3 hrs 30 mins