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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #1 of 55 attractions in Cusco

The Hiram Bingham train is the most luxurious way to journey between Cusco and Machu Picchu. For many visitors a trip to Machu Picchu is a once in a lifetime experience. The Hiram Bingham assures a magical journey never to be forgotten. The luxury train offers a bar car and open observation car allowing you to enjoy the best of the beautiful natural surroundings.

Attraction type: Scenic railroad
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #2 of 55 attractions in Cusco
Attraction type: Ancient ruins; Historic site; Trail
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #3 of 55 attractions in Cusco

This 17th-century church is located on the site of Koricancha (The Temple of the Sun), the major Inca temple of Cusco whose walls in Inca times were lined with nearly 700 solid-gold sheets weighing more than four pounds a piece.

Attraction type: Historic site; Religious site; Architectural building; Art museum
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #4 of 55 attractions in Cusco
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #5 of 55 attractions in Cusco
Attraction type: Group tour/boat
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #6 of 55 attractions in Cusco

PeruRail links most of the tourist highlights of the Andes in Peru and is undoubtedly the most spectacular way to discover the ancient land of the Incas, taking you through scenery of outstanding beauty and to places almost inaccessible by any other means. The service runs between Cusco, Ollantaytambo, Machu Picchu and Puno (Lake Titicaca). There are four different train services, the Backpacker, the Vistadome, the Andean Explorer and the Hiram Bingham.

Attraction type: Scenic railroad
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #7 of 55 attractions in Cusco
Attraction type: Historic site
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #8 of 55 attractions in Cusco

               The pre-Columbian art museum in Cusco is very-well located, close to the Plaza de Armas, in the lovely town center. It was founded in 2003. It is housed in an Ancient Inca ceremonial...

Attraction type: Art museum
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #9 of 55 attractions in Cusco

This art museum contains a vast collection of paintings and sculptures from Hilario Mendívil, a famous 20th-century religious artist from Peru.

Attraction type: Art museum
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #10 of 55 attractions in Cusco
Attraction type: Tour
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #11 of 55 attractions in Cusco

The Andean Explorer runs on the route between Cuzco and Lake Titicaca (Puno) uniting two of Peru's top tourist destinations. Exquisitely decorated in the manner of the great Pullman trains of the 1920's, the Andean Explorer boasts a full fleet of refurbished coaches. An open-air Observation Bar Car adds to the enjoyment along this beautiful route, and provides the opportunity for magnificent photographs of the scenery.

Attraction type: Scenic railroad
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #12 of 55 attractions in Cusco
Attraction type: Ancient ruins
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #13 of 55 attractions in Cusco

Dominated by the magnificent Cathedral, this graceful square is considered the heart of Cusco and is characterized by covered walkways, colonial arcades and houses containing numerous shops, restaurants and travel agencies.

Attraction type: Town center/square/plaza
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #14 of 55 attractions in Cusco

The ruin complex of this military fortress is a superb example of Inca architectural skills since it was made of enormous carved limestone boulders (some weighing more than 300 tons each) that were fit together perfectly without the use of mortar.

Attraction type: Ancient ruins; Historic site
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #15 of 55 attractions in Cusco

Kusikay is in its second season, this time the production is called Paukartanpu, inspired in the traditional feast of the Virgen del Carmen which takes place every year in Paucartambo, Cusco  (15th to

Attraction type: Theater
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #16 of 55 attractions in Cusco
Attraction type: Geological formation
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #17 of 55 attractions in Cusco

This ruin was once the most important temple of the Incas, which was later used as a base for the Church of Santo Domingo when the Spanish conquered the city.

Attraction type: Ancient ruins; Historic site
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #18 of 55 attractions in Cusco
Attraction type: Ancient ruins
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #19 of 55 attractions in Cusco
Attraction type: Museum
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #20 of 55 attractions in Cusco
Attraction type: Bar/club
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