
How to tour Cusco
Cusco sits in a high valley. San Pedro Market is the start. Plaza de Armas holds the cathedral and the Jesuit church. Qorikancha is the sun temple under the church.
San Blas is the hill of lanes above the square. Sacsayhuaman is the stone fort on the ridge. Qenqo, Puka Pukara and Tambomachay follow the road out of town.
On this walk you start at the market and the square, then the sun temple and San Blas. The four sites above the city are a ride, and Tambomachay is the end.
1. San Pedro Market
West of the square · start here · 30–45 minutes
San Pedro is the covered market of Cusco, with food, flowers and juice stalls. Free to walk. Take it slow at this height. Walk this order. The entrance, the food halls, the flower aisle, then the square.

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From stop 1 · 8 minutes · 20–30 minutes
Plaza de Armas is the main square, on the site of the old Inca square. Free. The two churches face it. Walk this order. The arcade, the fountain, the cathedral front, then the church.

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From stop 2 · on the square · 30–45 minutes
The cathedral stands on the north side of the square, built over an Inca palace. Ticketed. Walk this order. The front, the nave if you go in, the square side, then the Jesuit church.

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From stop 3 · across the square · 20–30 minutes
The Church of La Compania is the Jesuit church on the square, with the carved front. Ticketed for the inside. Walk this order. The facade, the square, the side lane, then Qorikancha.

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From stop 4 · 8 minutes · 40–60 minutes
Qorikancha was the Inca sun temple. The Spanish church of Santo Domingo sits on the stone walls. Ticketed. Walk this order. The street wall, the court, the curved stone, then up to San Blas.

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From stop 5 · a climb · 30–45 minutes
San Blas is the old parish up the hill, with the small square and the artisan lanes. Free to walk. The climb is steep. Walk this order. The lanes, the square, the church front, then a ride to the fort.

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Above the city · a short ride · 45–75 minutes
Sacsayhuaman is the Inca fortress of fitted stones above Cusco. The tourist ticket covers it. Walk this order. The walls, the zigzag, the hill view, then Qenqo.

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From stop 7 · a short ride · 20–30 minutes
Qenqo is the carved rock and the channels on the road above the city. The same ticket covers it. Walk this order. The rock, the channels, the amphitheatre, then Puka Pukara.

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From stop 8 · along the road · 20–30 minutes
Puka Pukara is the red fort on the road toward Tambomachay. The same ticket covers it. Walk this order. The walls, the courts, the road view, then the baths.

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From stop 9 · a short ride · 20–30 minutes
Tambomachay is the Inca water site at the end of the road, with the channels still running. The same ticket covers it. This is the end of the tour. Walk this order. The terraces, the water, the upper wall, then stop.

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