Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
money) on your person. Trekkers are required to carry their passport with them on the
Inca Trail.
Medical Services
Pharmacies abound along Av El Sol. Cuzco's medical facilities are limited; head to Lima
for serious procedures.
Clinica Pardo
( 24-0997; Av de la Cultura 710; 24hr)
Well equipped and expens-
ive - perfect if you're covered by travel insurance.
tions S60.
Hospital Regional
( 23-9792, emergencies 22-3691; Av de la Cultura s/n;
24hr)
Public and free, but wait times can be long and good care is not guaranteed.
Traveler's Clinic Cusco
( 22-1213; Puputi 148; 24hr)
A private clinic with swift
bilingual service and on-call doctor, deals mostly with altitude sickness patients and trav-
elers' illnesses. It's a 10 minute walk from San Blas.
Money
ATMs abound in and around the Plaza de Armas, and are also available at the airport,
Huanchaq train station and the bus terminal. All accept Visa, most accept MasterCard, and
many will even allow you to withdraw from a foreign debit account. There are several big
bank branches on Av El Sol; go inside for cash advances above daily ATM limits.
Casas
de cambio
(foreign-exchange bureaus) give better exchange rates than banks, and are
scattered around the main plazas and especially along Av El Sol. Moneychangers can be
found outside banks, but their rates aren't much better than
casas de cambio
and rip-offs
are common.
9:30am-12:30pm Sat)
1pm Sat)
9:15am-12:30pm Sat)
Post
9am-1pm Sat)
International express mail and package courier services.
