Your Cusco Survival Guide: Helpful Advice for Travelers

If you are traveling to Cusco and Machu Picchu, please take into account our recommendations:

WEATHER:

Cusco, with temperatures ranging from 14º to 16ºC, experiences warm days and cold nights. The rainy season begins in October and lasts until March.
Machu Picchu has a semi-tropical climate, with hot and humid days and cold nights.

The season with the highest humidity runs from January to April, when roads are often closed due to landslides or flooding.

The best months to visit Machu Picchu are from April to October.

RECOMMENDATION FOR EXCURSIONS

• The backpack is in good condition and is 30 to 40 liters (not from the city).
• Windbreaker or Anorak (light)
• Polar of 300 g or similar.
• 02 pairs of trousers for trekking or jogging
• 01 short.
• 01 bathing suit.
• 03 pairs of socks, if possible, synthetic ones for trekking.
• Trekking shoes or shoes that are used and in good condition
• Sandals or water shoes (optional)
• 01 pair of gloves.
• Neck and cap of polar.
• A cap for the sun.

Personal care and first aid items (bandages, cotton, bandages, alcohol, aspirin, analgesics or anti-inflammatories, this inflammatory atom, tablets for stomach problems, and coca candy to avoid altitude sickness)

• Hand towel.
• Paper towels or toilet paper
• Insect repellent, sunblock, lip balm
• Camera/camcorder.
• Sunglasses.
• Lantern.
• Duster (optional).

WATER

Water is drinkable in almost all of Peru, but the chemical content varies by location. To avoid problems, we recommend that you always drink bottled water.

HEALTH

Because you will be visiting Los Andes, do not forget to take the necessary precautions to avoid altitude sickness. Be sure to have a hot tea or a Coca leaf as soon as it arrives. On the first day, you stroll and eat lightly.

HEIGHTS

• City of Cusco: 3,360 m.
• Machu Picchu: 2.400 m.
• Urubamba Valley: 2,850 m.
• Inca Trail (highest point): 4.200 m.

ELECTRICITY

• In Peru, the voltage is 220 volts, 60 Hz. European and American flat plugs require adapters.
• Here is an example graph of the Type B plug used in Peru.