Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
ing the rainy season, flights in and out of Puerto Maldonado are often seriously delayed.
Departure taxes are included in ticket prices.
Official taxis from the airport to addresses near the city center cost S12 to S25.
The following airlines serve Cuzco:
LAN Offline map ( 25-5555; www.lan.com ; Av El Sol 627B; 8:30am-7pm Mon-Sat,
to 1pm Sun)
Peruvian Airlines Offline map Google map ( 25-4890; www.peruvianairlines.pe ; Calle
del Medio 117; 9am-7pm Mon-Sat, 9am-12pm Sun)
Star Perú Offline map Google map ( 01-705-9000; www.starperu.com ; Av El Sol 679;
9am-1pm & 3-6:30pm Mon-Sat, 9am-12:30pm Sun)
TACA Offline map Google map ( 0800-18-2222; www.taca.com ; Av El Sol 602;
9am-6pm)
Bus & Taxi
The journey times given here are only approximate and apply only if road conditions are
good. Long delays are likely during the rainy season, particularly going to Puerto Maldon-
ado or towards Lima via Abancay. This road is now all paved, but landslides can block the
road in the rainy season.
INTERNATIONAL
All international services depart from the terminal terrestre Offline map ( 22-4471, Vía
de Evitamiento 429) , about 2km out of town towards the airport. Take a taxi (S3). To get
there on foot, take Av El Sol. After it turns into Alameda Pachacutec there is a pedestrian
lane in the middle of the road. Straight after the tower and statue of Pachacutec, turn right,
following the railway lines into a side street, which reaches the terminal in five minutes.
To get to Bolivia, catch Trans Salvador ( 23-3680) , Littoral ( 24-8989) , Real
Turismo ( 24-3540) , or San Luis ( 22-3647) to La Paz via Copacabana; all depart
at 10pm. Tour Peru ( 24-9977, www.tourperu.com.pe ) offers the best value service to
Copacabana, departing at 8am daily. CIAL ( in Lima 01-330-4225) departs at 10:30pm
for La Paz via Desaguadero (S70, 12 hours). This is the quickest way to get to La Paz.
Ormeño ( 26-1704; www.grupo-ormeno.com.pe ) travels to most South American
capitals.
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