The Imperial City offers visitors a journey into the past. And in the city’s museums this sensation is intensified.
The Inka Museum/Admiral’s Palace safeguards a valuable collection of pottery and mummies; the House of Inca Garcilaso de la Vega, son of a Spanish captain and a Cusco princess, conserves objects from Inca culture as well as the writer’s works; the art museums (the Pre-Columbian Art, Folk Art and Contemporary Art museums) showcase spectacular works; and the fascinating Machu Picchu Museum displays 360 objects discovered during the expeditions led by Hiram Bingham.
Another unmissable attraction is the Inkariy Museum, which takes visitors on a journey beginning 4000 years before the Inca empire, a journey designed for the enjoyment and education of adults and children.
So much to appreciate. So many museums.
How to get to Cusco’s museums?
Route 1
Route 2
Lima - Cusco
1 h 15 min approximately
Lima - Cusco
26 h approximately
What to do at Cusco’s museums?
Visit most of the museums on foot, in Cusco’s Historic Center.
Admire the objects in the museums’ collections, as well as the architecture of the buildings themselves.
To nourish yourself during your tour, try typical dishes such as “olluco con charqui” or a filling “chiriuchu”.
General information
Essentials
Camera, cash, sunscreen
Altitude
3 400 meters above sea level
Climate
Min. 1 ℃/ Max. 20 ℃
