Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
There are no meters in taxis, so negotiate rates in advance. At the time of writing, trips
within the city center cost S4. Destinations further afield usually run S8. Check with your
hotel whether this is still correct. Official taxis, identified by a lit company telephone
number on the roof, are more expensive than taxis flagged down on the street, but they are
safer.
Unofficial 'pirate' taxis, which only have a taxi sticker in the window, have been compli-
cit in crimes. Approach with caution.
AloCusco (
22-2222) A reliable company to call.
Tram
The Tranvía is a free-rolling tourist tram that conducts a 1½ hour hop-on, hop-off city
tour (S15). It leaves at 8:30am, 10am, 11:30am, 2pm, 3:30pm, 5pm and 6:30pm from the
Plaza de Armas.
If You Like...
Pre-Columbian Ruins
If you enjoy clambering around ruins - and would like to do it with some measure of peace - a number of less-traf-
ficked sites around Cuzco offer just that:
1 TIPÓN
(admission with boleto turístico; 7am-6pm) About 30km east of Cuzco you'll find this im-
pressive site, which contains some exceptional terracing and an ingenious irrigation
system. The steep dirt road at the turnoff has some excellent spots for eating cuy
(guinea pig). Taxis from Cuzco can bring you here.
2 PIQUILLACTA & RUMICOLCA
(admission with boleto turístico; 7am-6pm) Literally translated as 'the Place of the Flea,'
Piquillacta is the only major pre-Inca ruin in the area. Built around AD 1100 by the
Wari (another empire-building culture), it consists of a large ceremonial center sur-
rounded by a defensive wall. On the opposite side of the road about 1km further east is
the huge Inca gate of Rumicolca, built on Wari foundations. These sites are located
east of Tipón.
3 RAQCHI
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