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Triplandio Cusco guide covers 8 travel guides across 25 areas, complete with hotel picks. Explore 32 self-guided walking tours in Cusco with 197 POI, spanning 140.2 km in total. Get inspired by 16 local dishes, complete with recipes and our unique Food Flavour DNA graph.
Cusco
City & Country Data Peru (Cusco)
Key travel data for Cusco — cost of living, safety, healthcare, local currency and essentials, curated by Triplandio.
🌍 Peru
Cost
HIGH
Safety
45
Health
43
Lifestyle
62
Infra
33
Rank
#68
Score
36
Tourists
1.1M/y
GDP/cap
$9.7k
Life Exp
77.9 yrs
Population
34.6M
Currency
PEN S/.
Language
Spanish
Payments
Mixed
Emergency
105
💰 Prices in Cusco
Coffee
$1.95
Beer
$2.35
Lunch
$2.35
Groceries
$25.00/w
Taxi/km
$1.70
Transit
$0.30
Fuel
$1.50/l
Internet
$40.00/m
Salary
$400/m
Best time to visit Cusco (Peru)
Now (July) avg: 10°C, mostly dry, full season — expect crowds. Best months to walk: Aug & Jul.
Live Temp
…
~Day / Night Temp
19°C / 3°C
Sunrise / Sunset
6:12 / 17:35
Local time
2:41
Best Months 
Aug & Jul
Aug & Jul
J
Jan
F
Feb
M
Mar
A
Apr
M
May
J
Jun
J
Jul
A
Aug
S
Sep
O
Oct
N
Nov
D
Dec
A
Aug
S
Sep
O
Oct
N
Nov
D
Dec
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Temperature
Average night-low temperature, month by month. Zero line marks freezing point.
Crowds
How busy it gets — traveller interest by month.
Rainfall
Rainy days to expect each month.
Sunshine
Hours of sun per day, by month.
Local Flavours of Cusco —
Explore recipes, history, our unique food flavour DNA graph and more.
A hearty lamb stew with traditional Andean flavors. Traditional stew made with olluco tubers and dried llama meat. Simple Andean dish of large-kernel corn with fresh cheese Spicy hot peppers stuffed with a hearty cheese and meat filling. A hearty Andean stew made with cheese, corn, and squash. Creamy corn soup enriched with Andean spices and cheese. Fried trout served with golden potatoes and salad. Roasted or fried guinea pig, a traditional Andean dish. Boiled potatoes with a spicy, creamy cheese sauce A fermented beverage made from jora corn, deeply rooted in Andean culture. Peruvian pork stew marinated with vinegar and spices. Crispy fried pork served with boiled large corn kernels. Sliced potatoes in a creamy, spicy cheese sauce. A traditional Peruvian soup made from potatoes and cheese. A hearty soup made with potatoes, corn, and dried llama meat. A warming soup featuring quinoa and various Andean vegetables. A spicy and hearty potato stew flavored with Andean spices
Traditional Local Food
Cusco (Peru)
Main course
Meat
Andean Lamb Stew
Seco de Cordero
SEH-koh deh kor-DAIR-oh
Main course
Meat
Beef and Grain Stew
Olluquito con Charqui
oy-yoo-KEE-toe kon CHAR-kee
🥦
Snack
Vegetarian
Boiled Corn with Cheese
Choclo con Queso
CHO-kloh cone KEH-soh
Main course
Vegetarian
Cheese Stuffed Hot Peppers
Rocoto Relleno
roh-KOH-toh reh-YEH-no
Main course
Vegetarian
Cheese and Corn Stew
Locro de Queso
loh-kroh deh keh-soh
🥦
Soup
Vegetarian
Corn Soup
Chupe de Maíz
CHOO-pay day MA-eess
Main course
Fish & Seafood
Fried Trout
Trucha Frita
TROO-cha free-tah
🥩
Main course
Meat
Guinea Pig
Cuy
koo-ee
Starter
Vegetarian
Papa a la Huancaína
PAH-pah ah lah whahn-kah-EE-nah
Drink
Vegetarian
Peruvian Corn Beer
Chicha de Jora
CHEE-chah deh HO-rah
Main course
Meat
Peruvian Pot Roast
Adobo
ah-DO-boh
Main course
Meat
Pork and Corn Stew
Chicharrón con Mote
chee-chah-rohn kohn moh-teh
Starter
Vegetarian
Potato Salad with Cheese Sauce
Papa a la Huancaína
PAH-pah ah lah wahn-kah-EE-nah
Soup
Vegetarian
Potato and Cheese Soup
Chupe de papas y queso
choo-pay deh pah-pahs ee keh-soh
Soup
Meat
Quechua Potato Soup
Chairo
CHAI-roh
Soup
Vegetarian
Quinoa Soup
Sopa de Quinua
soh-pah de kee-noo-ah
Main course
Meat
Spicy Potato Stew
Carapulcra
Kah-rah-POOL-krah
