Inca Trail Cusco

The Deapartament of Cusco is located located in the South Eastern side of Peru, and this departament has the jungle area and the andean area, Cusco lies at 3300masl. Its boundaries are Arequipa in the South side, Puno South east, Apurimac in the North side, Ayacucho in the norwest, Ucayali in the noreast, and Madre de Dios in the east side. It has an area of 76,329 square kilometers, its capital city is Cusco. It is well known as the archaeological capital of America and the “navel of the world” or sometimes the Imerial City of Cusco

Distances

-From Lima 1,165 km. (724 miles) (through Nazca)

-From Arequipa 625 km. (388 miles)

-From Puno 389 km. (241 miles)

Access Ways

By Bus: Several roads go to Cusco from important cities of Peru. Starting in Lima, the most recommended route is the South Panamericana until Arequipa and then to Cusco (1,659 km or 28 hours trip aprox.). The other route is through the highlands by Nazca and Abancay.

By Train: There is a daily train service from Arequipa and from Juliaca (Puno). From Puno, the trip is approx. 10 hours. The highest area of this route is la Raya at 4,313 masl. between Cusco and Juliaca.

By Air. There are daily flights to the Cusco city from Lima and other cities of Peru, the flight takes 1 hour from Lima to Cusco and there are other flights from Arequipa and Puno. This towns has their own airport such as for Arequipa is the Velasco Astete Aitrport 10 minutes from downtown arequipa by taxi, and Julica Airport in Puno 30 minutes north side of Puno by Taxi.

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