Urubamba
in Provincia de Urubamba of Cusco, Peru
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Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (20 mi) - Machu Pichu Airport (33 mi)
- Andahuaylas Airport (87 mi)
- Malvinas Airport (115 mi)
- Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendivil Duarte Airport (141 mi)
- Inca Manco Capac International Airport (199 mi)
- Teniente General Gerardo Pérez Pinedo Airport (210 mi)
- Manuel Prado Ugarteche Airport (213 mi)
- Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu (Unesco heritage, 55 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- -13.305 and -72.116 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- S -13° 18' 16" and W -72° 6' 56"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Sol - PEN
- Spoken languages:
- Spanish, Quechua, Aymara
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 03:58 AM (Thursday)
- Timezone: America/Lima
- UTC/GMT offset: -5 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:10 am and 5:58 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- 13.299 and 107.882 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ya Brang - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,3 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Peru.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Peru. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Delve into Urubamba
Urubamba in Provincia de Urubamba (Cusco) with it's 7,540 habitants is a town located in Peru about 342 mi (or 551 km) east of Lima, the country's capital town.
Time in Urubamba is now 03:58 AM (Thursday). The local timezone is named America / Lima with an UTC offset of -5 hours. We know of 8 airports closer to Urubamba, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in Peru is Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport in a distance of 20 mi (or 32 km), South-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu in a distance of 55 mi (or 89 km), North-East. In need of a room? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Yucay, Maras, Huayllabamba, Chinchero and Huarocondo. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 13°C / 56 °F
| Morning Temperature | 7°C / 45 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 13°C / 55 °F |
| Night Temperature | 11°C / 51 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 6% |
| Air Humidity | 58% |
| Air Pressure | 1015 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 5 km/h (3 mph) from South-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Thursday, 21st of November 2024
9°C (48 °F)
8°C (46 °F)
Moderate rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Friday, 22nd of November 2024
12°C (53 °F)
10°C (51 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Saturday, 23rd of November 2024
14°C (57 °F)
10°C (50 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
BELMOND HOTEL RIO SAGRADO
Tambo Del Inka a Luxury Collection Resort & Spa
Hotel Pisonay Pueblo
Sol y Luna Relais & Chateaux
Amaru Valle Hotel
La Casona de Yucay Hotel
Sacred Dreams Lodge
Hotel Hatun Valley
La Capilla Lodge
Kuychi Rumi
Videos from this area
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Peru Part 11: Pachamanca, a Peruvian Harvest Feast
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Sacred Valley
The Sacred Valley of the Incas or the Urubamba Valley is a valley in the Andes of Peru, close to the Inca capital of Cusco and below the ancient city of Machu Picchu. It is located in the present-day Peruvian region of Cusco. In colonial documents it is referred to as the "Valley of Yucay. " According to recent researches it encompasses the heartland of the Inca Empire. The valley is generally understood to include everything between Calca and Lamay, Písac, and Ollantaytambo.
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.
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.
Urubamba Province
Urubamba Province is one of thirteen provinces in the Cusco Region in the southern highlands of Peru.
Yucay
Yucay is a town in Southern Peru, capital of the district Yucay in the province Urubamba in the region Cusco.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Urubamba.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
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