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City of Cuzco

Also known as Historic center of Cusco, Historic center of Cuzco, Historic centre of Cusco, Historic centre of Cuzco, ville de Cuzco

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Location

Where it sits, and what is around it

City of Cuzco is in Cusco. The nearest other World Heritage site is Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu, about 80 km away.

Nearest towns and cities

  • Cusco · about 361,000 peopleat the site
  • Abancay · about 55,000 peopleabout 100 km west
  • Sicuani · about 34,000 peopleabout 120 km south-east
  • Ayacucho · about 166,000 peopleabout 250 km west
  • Juliaca · about 246,000 peopleabout 300 km south-east
  • Puerto Maldonado · about 67,000 peopleabout 320 km east
City of CuzcoCusco10 km
The site is ringed; towns and other World Heritage sites are shown for context, and the dashed circle is the size of the site's area.

Nearby World Heritage sites

The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies

Map of City of Cuzco and the 5 nearest World Heritage sitesHistoric Sanctuary of Machu Picchu1Manú National Park2Historical Centre of Arequipa3Nasca and Palpa Lines4Tiwanaku5City of Cuzco
Markers: square cultural, circle natural, diamond mixed.

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