WHAT DO I NEED TO VISIT THE SACRED CUSCO?
To visit the best tourism places in Cusco is necessary to have the tourism ticket that can be acquired in …. For more information click here.
You can take the services from a agency or you can go by your own.
There are important places that doesn’t include this ticket as: The Cathedral, The temple of Qoricancha, The temple of La Merced, The Inka Museum for you have to pay additional payments like are:
The Cathedral of Cusco: S/. 25.00 (Student S/. 12.50)
The temple of Qoricancha S/.10.00 (Student S/. 5.00)
Inca Museum S/. 10.00 (Student S/. 5.00)
Temple of La Merced S/. 5.00
RECOMMENDATIONS TO VISIT CUSCO
To visit the tourism attractions inside the city, the same that are included in the tourism ticket, you will have to make a City Tour by bus, these cost approximately 15 to 25 dollars with a guide included, 6 places of the ticket are visited.
If you are in shape and you if have extra time, this visit can be done by foot.
TAXIS
The taxi service is available in any hour of the day or night. The prices to downtown are:
S/.3.00 to S/.5.00 (until 10:00 p.m.)
S/. 3.00 to S/. 8.00 (after 10.00 p.m.)
From or to the airport: S/.5.00
THE SAFETY
- If is possible, try to take the authorize taxis (a telephone number identify those ones).
- Try to avoid dark streets.
- Do not travel too far by foot at night.
- Don’t take all your money and your credit cards with you.
- Be careful with your possessions (cameras, backpacks, etc).
- Be careful after visit bars and discotheques.
- Don’t buy or consume drugs.
- To change dollar to the local currency or to change traveler checks, please use the locals of Foreign Exchange Booth (there a lot around the main square and in The Sol Av.) you can also do that at restaurants, hotels and shopping centers but with a lower exchange rate.
- If you wish you use your Credit Cards, Master Card and Cirrus, there are some cash points around the main square and the majority of banks are located in The Sol Av.
Nowadays the exchange rate of the dollar is S/. 2.80
The Euro exchange rate is approximately S/. 4.40
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