9 Sights in Distrito de Cusco, Peru (with Map and Images)

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Welcome to your journey through the most beautiful sights in Distrito de Cusco, Peru! Whether you want to discover the city's historical treasures or experience its modern highlights, you'll find everything your heart desires here. Be inspired by our selection and plan your unforgettable adventure in Distrito de Cusco. Dive into the diversity of this fascinating city and discover everything it has to offer.

Sightseeing Tours in Distrito de CuscoActivities in Distrito de Cusco

1. Puka Pukara

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Puka Pukara Christoph Strässler / CC BY-SA 2.0

Puka Pukara is a site of military ruins in Peru situated in the Cusco Region, Cusco Province, Cusco District, near Cusco. This fort is made of large walls, terraces, and staircases and was part of defense of Cusco in particular and the Inca Empire in general.

Wikipedia: Puka Pukara (EN)

2. San Blas

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San BlasJorge Láscar from Australia / CC BY 2.0

The church of San Blas is a religious temple of Catholic worship under the invocation of San Blas located in the historic center of the city of Cuzco, Peru. The church is located in the Plazoleta de San Blas, the heart of the homonymous neighborhood, about 430 meters northeast of the Plaza de Armas.

Wikipedia: Iglesia de San Blas (Cuzco) (ES)

3. Qurikancha

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Coricancha, Curicancha, Koricancha, Qoricancha or Qorikancha was the most important temple in the Inca Empire, and was described by early Spanish colonialists. It is located in Cusco, Peru, which was the capital of the empire.

Wikipedia: Coricancha (EN)

4. Cuzco Cathedral

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Cuzco Cathedral Martin St-Amant (S23678) / CC BY 3.0

The Cathedral of Cusco or Cathedral Basilica of the Virgin of the Assumption is the main temple of the city of Cusco, in Peru and houses the headquarters of the Archdiocese of Cusco. The Cathedral Basilica of Cusco, together with the Triunfo temple make up the Cathedral Complex, it is located in the northeast sector of the current Plaza de Armas of Cusco. In the place that, during the Inca period, was occupied by both the Suntor Wassi and the Kisoarkancha or Palace of the eighth Inca Viracocha. The complex occupies an area of 3,920 square meters and is the most important religious monument in the Historic Center of Cusco.

Wikipedia: Cusco Cathedral (EN)

5. Q'enqo Grande

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Q'enqo Grande Esmée Winnubst / CC BY 2.0

Q'enqo, Qenko, Kenko, or Quenco is an archaeological site in the Sacred Valley of Peru located in the Cusco Region, Cusco Province, Cusco District, about 6 km north east of Cusco. The site was declared a Cultural Heritage (Patrimonio Cultural) of the Cusco Region by the National Institute of Culture.

Wikipedia: Qenko (EN)

6. Twelve-angled-stone

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Twelve-angled-stone

The twelve-angled stone is an archeological artifact in Cusco, Peru. It was part of a stone wall of an Inca palace, and is considered to be a national heritage object. The stone is currently part of a wall in the palace of the Archbishop of Cusco.

Wikipedia: Twelve-angled stone (EN), Website

7. Senqa

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Sinqa is a 4,423-metre-high (14,511 ft) mountain in the Andes of Peru northwest of the city of Cusco. It lies in the Cusco Region, Cusco Province, Cusco District, and in the Anta Province, Cachimayo District.

Wikipedia: Sinqa (EN)

8. Basílica Menor de la Merced

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The Church of La Merced, also called the Minor Basilica of La Merced, is a Roman Catholic church located in the city of Cusco, Peru. It is located 100 meters southwest of the city's main square in front of the Plazoleta Espinar. It belongs to the Mercedarian Order and has, annexes, both the convent and the premises of the Colegio la Merced. The temple has a basilica floor plan with three naves covered with brick vaults and a dome over the transept, with baroque altars in its side naves and neoclassical style altars on the main altar. It also has a tower with a Baroque bell tower topped with a half-orange dome. Its side altarpiece-façade and the Renaissance façade of the foot wall, the choir stalls, its colonial paintings and polychrome wood carvings stand out. Inside lie the remains of Diego de Almagro the Elder, Diego de Almagro the Younger and Gonzalo Pizarro.

Wikipedia: Templo de la Merced del Cuzco (ES)

9. Church of the Society of Jesus

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The Church of the Society of Jesus is a Roman Catholic church built in the city of Cusco, Peru. It is located in the Plaza de Armas in the historic center of Cusco and was built on the site of the ancient Amarucancha, which was the palace of the Inca Huayna Capac.

Wikipedia: Iglesia de la Compañía (Cusco) (ES)

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