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The Red Vial of the department of Cusco is made up of more than 5,000km of roads, from which about 700km are all made with asphalt. The rest in the majority are ready to have the asphalt, these are considered penetration roads to the rural areas. For the quantity of transportation that travels through these roads they could be divided in two groups, asphalt roads and non-asphalt roads. Although paths don’t belong to the Red Vial, they deserve an especial attention. Travel Cusco, Information Peru.
| MAIN ASPHALTED ROUTES | |
| Routes | Miles |
| Cusco-Mollepata-Abancay | 120 miles |
| Cusco-Sicuani-Juliaca-Puno | 241,7 miles |
| Cusco-Chinchero-Ollantaytambo | 58 miles |
| Cusco-Taray-Písac | 21 miles |
| Huambutío-Písac-Urubamba | 19 miles |
| ROAD NETWORK OF THE DEPARTAMENT OF CUSCO | |
| Total longitude | 2 754 miles |
| Asphalt | 435 miles |
| Affirned | 1 245 miles |
| Without being affirmed | 572,3 miles |
| Path | 502,4 miles |
Asphalted Roads
They have one main road and a security rail in both ways separated by a central line. They are not illuminated, but these are accessible for any type of vehicles. In this kind of road, the signs and the basic services like gas stations, restaurants, and mechanic, they vary in comparison the ones of the city. In order to travel through these roads there is a toll fee. It costs less than US$ 2.
Affirmed Roads
The majority of the roads in Cusco are all affirmed, they have a base of dirty and grabble. There are three categories of roads, the ones that belong to the national roads, the secondary ones, and the off roads.
