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Andahuaylillas Be the First to Rate It The main attraction of the small town of Andahuaylillas, 8 km...	Towns	Cusco

Casa de Garcilaso Be the First to Rate It This is the colonial childhood home of Inca Garcilaso de la Vega...	Houses / Mansions	Cusco

Catedral Be the First to Rate It The baroque-style cathedral is built on the foundations of the...	Religious Sites	Cusco

Colcampata Be the First to Rate It For the energetic, the 15-minute walk to Colcampata offers a...	Neighborhoods / Streets	Cusco

Convento de Santa Catalina de Siena Be the First to Rate It Still an active Dominican convent, Santa Catalina has a 1610...	Religious Sites	Cusco

Iglesia de La Compañía Be the First to Rate It The "company" referred to here is the Society of Jesus, the powerful...	Religious Sites	Cusco

Iglesia San Pedro Be the First to Rate It Stones from Inca ruins were used to construct this church. Though...	Religious Sites	Cusco

Iglesia Santa Clara Be the First to Rate It This austere 1588 church, the oldest cloistered convent in Peru...	Religious Sites	Cusco

Iglesia y Plazoleta de San Blas Be the First to Rate It The little square in San Blas has a simple adobe church with...	Squares	Cusco

La Merced Be the First to Rate It Rebuilt in the 17th century, this monastery -- with two stories...	Religious Sites	Cusco

La Tertulia Be the First to Rate It Half café, half cultural center, the second-floor La Tertulia...	Information Centers	Cusco

Museo de Arte Contemporáneo Be the First to Rate It Take a refreshing turn back toward the present in this city that...	Museums / Galleries	Cusco

Museo de Arte Precolombino Be the First to Rate It Lima's top-flight Larco Museum has spun off the newest and flashiest...	Museums / Galleries	Cusco

Museo de Arte Religioso del Arzobispado Be the First to Rate It First the site of the Inca Roca's Hatun Rumiyoq palace, then...	Museums / Galleries	Cusco

Museo Hilario Mendívil Be the First to Rate It In the home of famous 20th-century Peruvian religious artist...	Museums / Galleries	Cusco

Museo Inka Be the First to Rate It The draw of this archaeological museum is its collection of eight...	Museums / Galleries	Cusco

Museo Irq'i Yachay Be the First to Rate It The museum's name translates as "Wisdom of the Young," and that...	Museums / Galleries	Cusco

Palacio de Inca Roca Be the First to Rate It Inca Roca lived in the 13th or 14th century. Halfway along the...	Castles / Palaces	Cusco

Pikillacta Be the First to Rate It About 9 km (5 1/2 mi) down the highway from the Tipón...	Archaeological Sites	Cusco

Plaza de Armas Be the First to Rate It The imposing plaza is a direct descendant of imperial Cusco's...	Squares	Cusco

Plaza e Iglesia de San Francisco Be the First to Rate It The plaza, though unimpressive, has an intriguing garden of native...	Squares	Cusco

Puka Pukara Be the First to Rate It Little is known of the archaeological ruins of Puka Pukara, a...	Archaeological Sites	Cusco

Qenko Be the First to Rate It Qenko, the first in a series of smaller archaeological sites...	Archaeological Sites	Cusco

Qorikancha Be the First to Rate It The Temple of the Sun was built during the reign of the Inca...	Archaeological Sites	Cusco

Rumicolca Be the First to Rate It An enormous 12-meter- (39-foot-) tall gate stands at Rumicolca...	Archaeological Sites	Cusco

Sacsayhuamán Member Rating: 5.0 Dominating a hilltop north of the city are the ruins of the massive...	Archaeological Sites	Cusco

Salapunco Be the First to Rate It A huaca dedicated to worship of the moon, Salapunco is a collection...	Archaeological Sites	Cusco

San Blas Be the First to Rate It Cusco's traditional old Bohemian quarter of artists and artisans...	Neighborhoods / Streets	Cusco

Tambomachay Be the First to Rate It The site, whose name means "cavern lodge," is a three-tiered...	Archaeological Sites	Cusco

Temple of Raqchi Be the First to Rate It Legend has it that the Temple of Raqchi was built in homage to...	Archaeological Sites	Cusco

Tipón Be the First to Rate It Tipón is one of the best surviving examples of Inca land...	Archaeological Sites	Cusco

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