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Machu Picchu From Cusco
Tickets, trains, circuits and treks: the complete verified guide to reaching Machu Picchu from Cusco.
Day Trips From Cusco
Cusco works as a base for a long list of single-day outings. The Sacred Valley packs salt terraces, markets and Inca ruins into one day, and Machu Picchu can be done as a day trip too. Rainbow Mountain and the quieter Palccoyo route sit further afield and swallow the better part of a day. In town itself, free walking tours and short circuits fill a morning or an afternoon.
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Sacred Valley
What the Boleto covers, what it misses, and how to plan Pisac, Ollantaytambo, Chinchero, Moray and Maras from Cusco.
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Rainbow Mountain
Striped Andean slopes at about 5,000 m, a cash community fee and a steep but short climb from Cusco.
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Humantay Lake
Elevation, fees, tours and timing for the turquoise alpine lake day trip from Cusco.
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Ausangate Seven Lakes
Lakes, glaciers and herder country on the highest of the Cusco day trips, with costs, fees and climate numbers checked against the verified facts pack.
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Huchuy Qosqo
The Inca ridge site above the Sacred Valley, visited from Cusco as a quiet day trip.
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Waqrapukara
The cliff-edge Inca fortress of Waqrapukara, a quiet day trip from Cusco through Quechua communities.
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Palccoyo
The quieter rainbow mountain of the Cusco region: 4,900 m, about S/ 20, and a short walk to the viewpoint.