Location & Surroundings
Cusco is a city in Cuzco Department, Peru with 428,450 inhabitants, at 3,312 m elevation. The national capital Lima is about 575 km to the west. The nearest airport is Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport, 3 km away.
Also known as: Ciudad del Cuzco · クスコ · Куско · قوسقو · कुज़्को · 庫斯科
Overview
Cusco is historic city of Peru, capital of the Department of Cusco — ES ciudad histórica del Perú, capital del Departamento del Cusco.
It is located in Cusco Province, Peru.
Established in 1534-03-23.
The population is about 428,450 (2017).
It covers about 385 square kilometre.
The elevation is around 3,399 metre.
Also known as: World heritage city, Rome of America, Imperial city of Cusco, Empire city of Cusco, Cultural heritage city of Peru, Capital of the Inca empire, City of Cuzco, Rome of the Americas, Imperial city of Cuzco, Empire city of Cuzco
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Basic Data
- Country Peru
- Located in Cusco Province
- Area 385 square kilometre
- Type seat of a first-order administrative division (PPLA)
- seat of a first-order administrative division (PPLC takes precedence over PPLA)
Geography
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Coordinates
13° 31' 55" S, 71° 58' 1" W
- Elevation DEM: 3312 m
- Timezone America/Lima
- Time Shift GMT -5 (DST -5)
Statistics & Country
- Population 428,450
- Pop. Density 18,007 p/km²
- Built-up 43.0%
- Settlement Urban centre
- Currency Sol (PEN)
- Phone Prefix +51
Sun & Local Time
- Local time 14:18
- Sunrise 05:19
- Sunset 17:46
- Day length 12 h 28 min
Subdivisions
- ANDENES DE SAPHI
- BEST WESTEREN LOS ANDES DE AME
- CASA ANDINA PRIVATE COLLECTION CUSCO
- CLUB HOTEL CUSCO
- CRISTINA INN AND SUITES
- EL PUMA HOTEL
- HOSTAL ARCO DE ORO
- HOSTAL QOSQO
- HOTEL AGUSTO S
- HOTEL ARQUEOLOGO
- Hotel Arqueologo Exclusive Selection
- HOTEL CUSCO PLAZA I
- HOTEL DE VILLA HERMOZA
- HOTEL GARCILASO I
- HOTEL MABEY PALACIO IMPERIAL
- HOTEL MARCELINOS
- HOTEL MARQUESES
- HOTEL MONASTERIO
- Hotel Munay Wasi
- Hotel Pachacuteq
- HOTEL PANAMERICAN INN
- HOTEL PICOAGA
- HOTEL POSADA DEL INCA YUCAY
- HOTEL Q ARMENQ A
- HOTEL SUENOS DEL INKA
- HOTEL TAYPIKALA CUSCO
- Hotel Tupac Yupanqui Palace
- INCATAMBO HACIENDA HOTEL
- INTI INN MACHUPICCHU
- LIBERTADOR PALACIO DEL INKA CUZ
- MANU PARADISE CLOUD FOREST
- MONARCA HOSTAL
- NOVOTEL CUSCO
- ROYAL INN
- SAN AGUSTIN EL DORADO HOTEL
- SAN AGUSTIN PLAZA HOTEL
- SONESTA POSADA DEL INCA CUSCO
Alternate Names
Weather in Cuzco
Current conditions and a 3-day (72-hour) weather forecast for Cuzco, updated from the NOAA GFS model.
Now 9.7 C with mostly cloudy skies and a 1.4 m/s north-westerly wind. Next 24h: 9.7 to 19.8 C, max wind 1.5 m/s. Precip around 2.9 mm. Solar peaks near 933 W/m2.
| Hour | Temp (C) | Wind (m/s) | Dir (deg) | RH (%) | Pressure (hPa) | Precip (step/total mm) | Clouds (%) | Solar (W/m2) | UV-B (W/m2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOW | 9.7 | 1.4 | 311 | 72 | 1,019.1 | - / 0.00 | 65 | 0.0 | n/a |
| 6h | 19.8 | 1.4 | 278 | 26 | 1,008.2 | 0.01 / 0.01 | 74 | 932.8 | n/a |
| 12h | 11.6 | 0.5 | 179 | 68 | 1,015.4 | 1.66 / 1.67 | 100 | 386.1 | n/a |
| 18h | 9.9 | 0.8 | 238 | 74 | 1,016.0 | 1.34 / 3.01 | 100 | 0.0 | n/a |
| Tomorrow | 9.8 | 1.5 | 346 | 73 | 1,018.3 | 0.00 / 2.85 | 44 | 43.4 | n/a |
| 30h | 16.6 | 2.9 | 326 | 39 | 1,009.9 | 0.00 / 1.77 | 48 | 692.5 | n/a |
| 36h | 11.2 | 2.9 | 15 | 65 | 1,013.4 | 0.00 / 0.76 | 99 | 342.1 | n/a |
| 42h | 9.9 | 2.1 | 322 | 65 | 1,015.2 | 0.00 / 0.33 | 97 | 0.0 | n/a |
| Monday | 9.8 | 1.9 | 322 | 70 | 1,016.3 | 0.76 / 1.09 | 98 | 21.5 | n/a |
| 54h | 11.0 | 2.3 | 347 | 65 | 1,013.3 | 2.09 / 3.18 | 94 | 394.7 | n/a |
| 60h | 10.6 | 2.5 | 12 | 68 | 1,013.2 | 0.00 / 1.05 | 81 | 246.3 | n/a |
| 66h | 9.1 | 1.4 | 0 | 72 | 1,014.3 | 0.05 / 1.10 | 90 | 0.0 | n/a |
| Tuesday | 8.8 | 0.7 | 343 | 75 | 1,017.1 | 0.00 / 0.90 | 90 | 12.8 | n/a |
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Links
- Wikidata entry Wikidata entry
- Wikipedia (DE) Wikipedia (DE)
- Wikipedia (EN) Wikipedia (EN)
- Wikimedia Commons Wikimedia Commons
- Commons category Cusco