{"id":1676,"date":"2022-10-30T01:27:22","date_gmt":"2022-10-30T06:27:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/freewalkingtoursperu.com\/?p=4220"},"modified":"2026-07-20T21:25:55","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T02:25:55","slug":"free-things-to-visit-cusco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/freewalkingtoursperu.com\/en\/blog\/free-things-to-visit-cusco\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Free things to do in Cusco | What to visit for Free!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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What can you do for free in Cusco? <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Free things to do in Cusco<\/strong> | Not everything is money while travelling, there are many attractions Cusco that are for free, many of them located in the city center some of them nearby Cusco, learn with us what can you visit in Cusco for free<\/strong>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Below we mention the places or free activities that you must visit or take part in!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

a. Free attractions in the city center:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

1. Book the best FREE Tour of Cusco<\/h3>\n\n\n
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Book the most popular walking tour of Cusco<\/strong> organized by the first free tour company in Cusco, join today our 100% authorized tour Guides, book our Free tour here<\/a><\/strong>, check out thousands of reviews here<\/a><\/strong>; don’t forget to leave your tip<\/a> to your Guide at the end of the walk; still doubting about the free tours? then take a glance at thousands of photos and followers on our Instagram<\/a><\/strong> and Facebook<\/a><\/strong> fun pages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Note for Peruvians<\/strong>: At the moment the free tours are only for non-Peruvian tourists; However, you can take the classic city tour of Cusco<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2. Visit the Old Colonial Town and the Plaza de Armas of Cusco<\/h3>\n\n\n
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Visit the Old Colonial Town and the Plaza de Armas of Cusco <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The entire historical center of Cusco<\/a> includes buildings that date back to 3 historical periods: the pre-Hispanic, colonial and republican, as you walk you will see pre-Hispanic walls from the Inca period (1100 to 1534), for example, Calle del Sol, a street that still keeps on both sides Inca walls, you can also visit the Inca Roca Palace and explore the Kusicancha Palace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can\nalso combine this experience by visiting places from the colonial era (1534 to\n1821), for instance, the Plaza de Armas and the San Blas neighbourhood\nunforgettable!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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3. Visit the famous 12 Angled Stone<\/h3>\n\n\n
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Visit the famous 12 Angle Stone <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

This famous stone is located on Hatun Rumiyoc Street (very close to the San Blas neighbourhood) where you can see the best Inca Stone Fitting, this pre-Hispanic residence belonged to Inca Roca (1200 AD) who is one of the 14 Inca Rulers. The 12-sided stone<\/strong><\/a> is very famous because of the hard work that required to fit or place perfectly 12 stones around on stone only, apart from that the number 12th<\/sup> is a cabalistic number.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you wish to take a great photo together with the stone, it is hard since there are many tourists trying to take one; therefore, we strongly recommend you visit this stone in the morning from 6 am to 9 am and in the evening from 9pm until 12 noon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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4. Visit the San Pedro market<\/h3>\n\n\n
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Visit the San Pedro Market<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

We know that you have been recommended a thousand times to visit this Market and we still do the same because we have visited many markets in cities such as Lima or Arequipa and our conclusion is simple: The Mercado San Pedro of Cusco is the best because it is a traditional market and the content in the market!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why visit the San Pedro Market?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is Free, it is opened almost all day long from 7 am to 5 pm, it is beautiful and cheap, moreover, you can always haggle the prices of almost all products, except for food.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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5. Visit the Mural Painting on Avenida el Sol<\/h3>\n\n\n
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This beautiful Mural Painting was designed and painted by Juan Bravo Vizcarra in 1992, to represent around 3 thousand years of pre-Inca, Inca, Colonial and Republican history of Cusco. The wall painting has a perimeter of \u200b\u200b50 meters by 6 meters. Bring a good camera with you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. Visit the Colonial Aqueduct of Sapantiana<\/h3>\n\n\n
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If you are good at walking and don’t have any problem with altitude, don’t miss out on this work of architecture from the Spanish occupation period\u201417th century. This colonial wall has several Roman arches, it has a total of four levels; most of the stones used for this a aqueduct belonged to the Inca temple known as Sanpantiyana. This aqueduct was still in use until the middle of the 20th century.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is located on the Tullumayo river between the neighborhoods of San Blas and San Crist\u00f3bal, it will take you about 30 minutes on foot to get there from the Plaza de Armas of Cusco.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

b. On the outskirts of Cusco city:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

7. Visit Tupac Amaru Square<\/h3>\n\n\n
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Visit Tupac Amaru Square <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

No all-awesome attractions of Cusco are located in the historical center, therefore we recommend you to visit The Plaza Tupac Amaru located at Wanchaq district, this plaza is fully decorated with flora from the Andes and right at the center you will see an awesome horse statue and a man riding it! Who is the man? His name is Tupac Amaru a very famous indigenous revolutionary in Peru and South America \u2013 Colonial history of Peru.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tupac Amaru Square is at about 30 minutes walk from the Plaza de Armas of Cusco city, don’t miss it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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8. Visit the Mirador de San Crist\u00f3bal<\/h3>\n\n\n
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Visit the Mirador de San Crist\u00f3bal<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Located at about 20 minutes steep walk from the main square of Cusco city, once you reach into this place<\/a> you will have a beautiful panoramic viewpoint to the whole city of Cusco, we recommend you bring a good camera and nice walking shoes, you can visit this palace during daytime and night-time hours\u2014up to 8 pm the latest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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9. Discover the White Christ<\/h3>\n\n\n
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Enjoy the White Christ <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

This statue\nis located in the north-eastern part of the city of Cusco, above the Barrio de\nSan Blas, it represents the protection for the inhabitants of the city of\nCusco, note that almost 80% of the people of Cusco are Catholic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to get to the White Christ on foot? <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are many ways to get to the white Christ on foot, but we recommend you take Atojsayquchi Street<\/a>, and continue straight ahead (do not turn left or right), once you reach the main road you can turn left and walks for around 70 meters and finally you will clearly see this attraction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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10. Visit the Temple of the Moon<\/h3>\n\n\n
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Visit the Temple of the Moon – Exterior<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

If you are in Cusco, visit one of the most significant places from the mystical viewpoint for the Andean men, visit the Temple of the Moon<\/strong>,<\/a> starting from the main square of Cusco, it will take approximately 1 hour by foot.<\/p>\n\n\n

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You have to use the same route that you used to reach the White Christ, from this statue you must walk towards the Inca Qenqo temple (for this temple you pay, so you can ignore it, consider that you can still take photos  of Qenqo from the upper part), from the temple of Qenqo keep walking in the same direction northeast, walk for about 15 minutes more and you will reach the temple of the Moon, do not worry if you get disoriented, you can always ask Locals, as you walk you will see many locals!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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c. Extra information:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Can I to the White Christ or the Temple of the Moon by public transport?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of course, you\ncan!<\/p>\n\n\n\n