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Rurucancha Destination Guide

Touring Rurucancha in Peru

Rurucancha in the region of Cusco is a city located in Peru - some 338 mi or ( 543 km ) East of Lima , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Rurucancha

Time in Rurucancha is now 10:54 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " America/Lima " with a UTC offset of -5 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Zurite, Yucay, Urubamba, Tanca, and Puno. Being here already, consider visiting Zurite . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Rurucancha ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Man-made Salt Ponds, Peru- Valley and River Pt 2

0:47 min by litxlit
Views: 848 Rating: 0.00

Urubamba Valley (Sacred Valley), Peru: If you plan on seeing the Maras salineras (salt ponds) skip this video. Don't spoil the surprise. If you will be in the area, but didn't know about them, perhaps ..

BBC Documentary - Misminay - Cusco

6:40 min by CondorTravel
Views: 726 Rating: 5.00

Documentary about inclusive tourism in Peru, where local communities and tourists interact directly. ..


Urubamba, Peru- Pigs Bathing + Feeding in the River

0:10 min by litxlit
Views: 332 Rating: 1.00

Tourists drink bottled water, farmers may have wells, but I think a lot of people drink from the river. There are probably worse things in it than this. Seriously, we got sick on washed, fresh greens, ..

Moray, Maras y Salinas - Maras, Peru (peru; plaza de maras, photos maras urubamba, maras peru)

2:38 min by TripAdvisorTRIPWOWu
Views: 296 Rating: 0.00

A TripAdvisor™ TripWow video of a travel blog to Maras, Peru by TravelPod blogger Marichoube. See this TripWow and more at tripwow.tripadvisor.com Moray, Maras y Salinas "Samedi 27 decembre en fait po ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Moray (Inca ruin)

Moray is an archaeological site in Peru approximately 50 km (31 mi) northwest of Cuzco on a high plateau at about 3500 m (11,500 ft) and just west of the village of Maras. The site contains unusual Inca ruins, mostly consisting of several enormous terraced circular depressions, the largest of which is about 30 m (98 ft) deep.

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Located at -13.33 -72.20 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Peru

Maras, Peru

Maras is a town in the Sacred Valley of the Incas, 40 kilometers north of Cuzco, in the Cuzco Region of Peru. The town is well known for its nearby salt evaporation ponds, in use since Inca times. The salt-evaporation ponds are up-slope, less than a kilometer west of the town.

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Located at -13.33 -72.16 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Populated places in the Cusco Region

Urubamba Province

Urubamba Province is one of thirteen provinces in the Cusco Region in the southern highlands of Peru.

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Located at -13.31 -72.12 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
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Urubamba, Peru

Urubamba or Urupampa (Quechua "flat land of spiders") is a small town in Peru, located near the Urubamba River under the snow-capped mountain Ch'iqun. Located one hour from Cusco, Urubamba is the largest town in the Sacred Valley of the Incas. It is also located near a number of significant ruins of the Inca Empire, including Machu Picchu. Tourists often come through the town on their way to visit these sites.

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Located at -13.30 -72.12 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Populated places in the Cusco Region

Ollantaytambo

Ollantaytambo is a town and an Inca archaeological site in southern Peru some 60 kilometers northwest of the city of Cusco. It is located at an altitude of 2,792 meters (9,160 feet) above sea level in the district of Ollantaytambo, province of Urubamba, Cusco region. During the Inca Empire, Ollantaytambo was the royal estate of Emperor Pachacuti who conquered the region, built the town and a ceremonial center.

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Located at -13.26 -72.26 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Populated places in the Cusco Region, Ruins in Peru