{"id":23749,"date":"2021-11-05T00:36:27","date_gmt":"2021-11-05T00:36:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/andeanexplorerscusco.com\/?p=23749"},"modified":"2023-08-07T16:42:26","modified_gmt":"2023-08-07T16:42:26","slug":"where-is-cuzco-located","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/andeanexplorerscusco.com\/en\/where-is-cuzco-located\/","title":{"rendered":"where is cuzco located?"},"content":{"rendered":"

That is a good question, because many times we want to go to know somewhere, for various reasons, either because a friend, family or acquaintance told us, but a great question comes to our head: where is Cuzco located?<\/p>\n

We will start by commenting that Cuzco<\/a> belongs to Peru, exactly in the southeastern region, comprising Andean territory and part of the high jungle.<\/p>\n

Now, Peru is located on the continent of South America, on the western side of South America, exactly on the equator and the Tropic of Capricorn.<\/p>\n

North:\u00a0<\/strong>Ecuador and Colombia<\/p>\n

South:\u00a0<\/strong>Chile<\/p>\n

South-East:\u00a0<\/strong>Bolivia<\/p>\n

East:\u00a0<\/strong>Brazil<\/p>\n

West:\u00a0<\/strong>Pacific Ocean<\/p>\n

The city of Cuzco is located<\/h2>\n

In the southern part of the Andes Mountains in Peru,\u00a0<\/strong>located at 3,399 meters above sea level. With 71 986 km\u00b2 of surface, it is the fourth largest department.<\/p>\n

\u2714South Latitude: 13\u00ba 30 \u030145″<\/p>\n

\u2714West longitude: between meridians 73\u00ba 59 \u030152″ and 73\u00ba 57 \u0301 45″<\/p>\n

\u2714Population density: 16.7 inhabitants\/km\u00b2.<\/p>\n

\u2714Population: Total: 1 205,527 inhabitants.6<\/p>\n

\u2714Capital of the Department: Cuzco (3,399 m a.s.m.)<\/p>\n

\u2714Provinces: Acomayo, Anta, Calca, Canas, Canchis, Cuzco, Chumbivilcas, Espinar,\u00a0\u2714LaConvenci\u00f3n, Paruro, Paucartambo, Quispicanchi and Urubamba.<\/p>\n

\u2714Districts: 112.<\/p>\n

\u2714Climate: It is characterized by the season, its climate is cold and dry from May to December and rainy in the months of January to April. The average temperature in the capital is 12 \u00b0C with the maximum being 18 \u00b0C and the minimum around 4 \u00b0C or so. The Amazon rainforest is tropical<\/p>\n

Limits of Cuzco:<\/h2>\n

North:\u00a0<\/strong>Ucayali<\/p>\n

South:\u00a0<\/strong>Arequipa and Puno<\/p>\n

East:\u00a0<\/strong>Madre de Dios and Puno<\/p>\n

West:\u00a0<\/strong>Arequipa, Apurimac, Ayacucho, Jun\u00edn<\/p>\n

Surely we can have related questions, such as the following:<\/p>\n

What is your official currency?<\/h2>\n

The official currency of Peru is the ‘Peruvian sun’.\u00a0However, the different services and tourist businesses in Cusco accept the dollar as a bargaining chip.<\/p>\n

Symbol: S\/<\/p>\n

Banknotes: S\/10, S\/20, S\/50, S\/100, S\/200<\/p>\n

What is its hourly use?\"Vamos<\/h2>\n

Time zone: UTC-5 America\/Lima<\/p>\n

What is your official language?<\/h2>\n

\"where<\/p>\n

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We find in the region of Cuzco that the predominant language throughout the Andean zone is Quechua, although 8 native languages are spoken in the Amazon area, such as:<\/p>\n