Cusco - 5 Things Tourists Love & Hate about Cuzco, Peru

8 places in this vlog

In the order they appear. Tap a time to play it here, or ↗ to open YouTube at that second.

1. 5:40

   Plaza de Armas

   🏢 Landmark · Centro Histórico

   Persistent vendors make it hard to linger; a balcony overlooking the square is a calmer way to take it in.

2. 6:35

   Qorikancha

   ⛩️ Temple · Centro Histórico · brief mention

   Easy to visit on your own from the Plaza de Armas or on a short city tour.

3. 6:38

   Museo Inka

   🏛️ Museum · Centro Histórico · brief mention

   Can be visited on your own without a tour.

4. 6:51

   Machu Picchu

   🏛️ Historic site · Machu Picchu

   Ranked with the Sacred Valley as one of the two most important Inca places to visit; the guides there are passionate.

5. 6:55

   Inca Trail

   🥾 Hike · Ollantaytambo · brief mention

6. 7:06

   Temple of the Moon (Amaru Marcawasi)

   🏛️ Historic site · Sacsayhuamán Archaeological Park · brief mention

   Reachable on an easy local tour without travelling far from town.

7. 7:20

   Sacred Valley

   🚆 Day trip · Urubamba Valley

   Expect winding switchback roads and slippery stone blocks, so bring good shoes; its sites are covered by a 130-sol group ticket.

8. 8:12

   Cusco Cathedral

   ⛩️ Temple · Centro Histórico · brief mention

   Open to visitors from 6:00 to 10:00 in the morning; otherwise it is closed unless you join a tour.