CUSCO CITY

Situation and Altitude:

The Cusco's City is to the 13°30'45 of southern latitude, and to the 71°58'33 of length west as from the meridian of Greenwich; He locates himself in the central part of the department of the same name, in the Peru. Your altitude corresponds to 3390 m.s.n.m. ( referent milestone: Parade ground of the Cusco ).

Population:

304.152 habitants.

Climate:

The Cusco's climate is generally dry and lukewarm. With two climatic clear-cut stations: One of summer or sandbanks between the months from April to October, with sunny days, cold nights and average temperature of 13 C. This epoch is propitious to visit the Cusco.
The other station, it is rainy, from November to March, with abundant pluvial precipitation, average temperature 12 C.

Mountain sickness or altitude sickness it is a contingency to be taken very in account by the visitor. The first day suggests to rest itself and to use up light foods. The well-covered clothing is indispensable during the nights, as well as solar protectors and shade.

Geography:

The Cusco, the City Puma has a singular position, is to the center of the historic zone for excellence of the Peru. Two summits are their lookout posts eternal: North Salqantay's Nevado and South the Ausangate's Nevado.

The tall hills and hills surround the city: Saqsaywaman, Pukamoqo ( at whose top he is watching the city the statue of the Cristo Blanco donated by the Israeli cologne in 1944 ), Socorro, Picol, Pachatusán, Muyu Orqo, Condoroma, Choqo, Qachona, Puquín, K'illque, Picchu, Senqa ( for whose top they forebode the most torrential rains in the city ), Mama Simona ( for your summit the first solar rays appear ) Wanakauri ( the most important portable retable of the Incas next to the Qorikancha ) and Mama Anawarque ( the Inea Paehakuteq's wife ).

Hydrography:

For his ground the waters of the following small brooks flow: Wankaro ( Of Or to And.), Qorimach'aqway ( gold Snake ), Ch'unchulmayu ( Of NE to HIMSELF ), Saphy, or Raíz in Spanish, ( Of NO to HIMSELF ) and the Tullumayu. Both last they come together in Pumaqchupan. The union of all these brooks forms the river Watanay.

Main Honorific Titles:

CUZCO, FIRST CITY And FIRST VOTE OF ALL THE CITIES And VILLAGES OF THE NEW CASTILE, conferee for Real Cédula of April 24, 1540 in Madrid, Spain.
VERY NOTABLE, VERY NOBLE, LOYAL L4 And VERY DEVOTED CITY of the CUZCO, HER MAIN MÁs and HEAD OF THE REYNOS of the PERU ", Real Cédula once Madrid was hit on, the July 19, 1540.

CUSCO, CAPITAL ARCHEOLOGICAL OF AMERICA, title once the Cusco for the XXV was conferred to International Americanistas's Congress celebrated in Argentina. Congress of the Peru backed the agreement with the Law 7688 of January 23, 1933.
CUSCO, CULTURAL WORLD PATRIMONY, charter granted to the Cusco for Alcaldes's Séptima Convención of the worldly Grandes Ciudades, gathered in Milan, Italia, enter the 17 to April 19, 1978.
CUSCO, CULTURAL PATRIMONY OF HUMANITY, once the December 9, 1983 was declared by the UNESCO.
CUSCO, CULTURAL PATRIMONY OF THE NATION, Ley 23765 of December 30, 1983.
CUSCO, CAPITAL HISTORIC of the PERU, Charter Granted in the Perúde's Political Constitution 1993, Art. 49.
CUSCO, NEW SEVEN WONDER, 2007.
CUSCO, AMERICAN CAPITAL CULTURE 2007, Bureau of International Cultural Capitals and the Organization of American Capital of Culture.

Twin towns of the Cusco:

Cusco maintains relation of brotherhood for history, tradition and culture with the following important worldwide cities. In parentheses take part the date of twinning:
La Paz, Bolivia ( August 23, 1984 ), Baguio, Philippines ( August 4, 1986 ), Samarcanda, Russia ( June 17, 1.987 ), Mexico City, Mexico ( September 19, 1987 ), Kyoto, Japan ( November 8, 1988 ), Cracovia, Poland ( November 8, 1988 ), New Jersey City, USA ( October 21, 1989 ), Chartres, France ( October 22, 1990 ), Kesong, Carea (, Athens, Greece September 18 ( January 3, 1984 )Of 1991 ), Moscow, Russia ( June 23, 1993 ), Santa Bárbara California, USA ( August 29, 1993 ), Havana, Cuba ( November 22, 1993 ), Bethlehem, Palestine ( October 22, 1993 ), Jerusalem, Israel ( March 23, 1996 ), Copán, Honduras ( April 11, 1996 ), X'ian, China ( June 21, 1998 ), Potosí, Bolivia ( June 22, 1998 ) and Cuenca, Ecuador ( March 14 2000 ).

Accesses and Transportation Facilities:

Cusco is accessible by air and land. Via airmail there is fairly good daily service: Cusco Lima, 50 minutes in a flash; Cusco Arequipa, 35 minutes in a flash. Exists also air service toward Juliaca's ( Puno ), Ayacucho's and Mother Of God's cities.

Overland it is possible to access the Cusco for the following alternatives:

Ayacucho Files Huancayo Cusco,  Distance:
1.160 Km. With a time budget on tour between 28 to 32 hours.
File Conceited ( I Deviate St. Clement ) AyacuchoCusco: Separate 1.140 Km., travel time: 23 to 30 hours.
File Nazca Puquio Abancay Cusco, distance: 1.105 Km. Approximate time on tour: 22 to 24 hours.
Lime Arequipa Cusco, distance 1.650 Km. Time budget on tour: 28 to 30 hours. Arequipa Cusco: 450 Km., 12 hours on tour.

Communication:

Cusco, account with the modern advances in fixed and cell telephony, cabins of Internet at the whole city.( average SI. 2,00 the hour ).
International calls can become and up country from public phones. The codes of countries and cities take part in the majority of cabins.
In order to accomplish international calls mark: 00 + country code + code of the city + telephone number.
In order to call between cities mark: Or + code of the city + telephone number.
Public phones receive coins and cards that sell at stands, stores and supermarkets.

Postal service:

The postal service to the different provinces, departments and worldly countries SERPOST once The Sun was located at the Avenue makes itself at the Postal Company's building. Other private corporations of courier also offer this service.

Stations of TV, Radio and Diarios:

Cusco, he counts on numerous broadcasting stations of radio in AM and FM, so much premiseses, as well as road satellite from Lima, as well as the signs of Televisión's stations of Lima: National television of the Peru ( Canal 4 ), Panamericana Televisión ( Canal 5 ), A-Channel ( Canal 7 ), ATV ( Canal 9 ) and Global Red ( Canal 11 ) and Latin American Frecuencia ( Canal 13 ).

Local Stations of Television:

Televisión Cusqueña's company CTC ( Canal 2 ), TEVESUR ( Canal 9 ), Canal 21 Mundo Tv.
Daily newspapers written of local publication:
Commerce, the sun and the Daily Newspaper of the Cusco, besides the ones belonging to national circulation and some international magazines that sell in the different jobs of the city.

Tourist information

ATTENTION to the TRAVELLER:
The Peru counts on Asistencia's Service and Información to the Tourist iperú, the one that you will be able to request tourist objective and impartial information in, as well as help if the tourist received services were not proveídos according to what's hired.
Tap the service 24 o'clock of the day nationally to the telephone ( 01 ) 574-8000.

E-mail: Iperú@promperú.gob.pe

In the Cusco Monday's (084) 252974/234498 can contact with this bathroom in the Aeropuerto Velasco Astete, main living room, telephone to Sunday, enter 20,00 hrs 08,00 ( 084)237364, Lunes's attention to Domingo, from 06,00 to 13,30 and at the Office of the Parade Ground, Portal Carrizos 250, telephone.

The Municipality of the Cusco, through Festejos's, EMUFEC'S Municipal Company, offer tourist information and the whole information relating to parties and events in the Cusco, at the Office of the street St. Large-Waist Catalina 333 ( the City Library's Building ), telephone 084226711.

You will be able to find tourist information in INTERNET in the following addresses:
www.perú.org.pe
Www.emufec.gob.pe

Other emergency telephones:

The Cusco's Municipality: International operator:
Service of Trains: 227152 - 240006
Policeman of Tourism: 108
Police car: 105
Firemen's Company:   221931, 221961