Yucay
A small town in Peru's Sacred Valley of the Incas, Yucay sits at high elevation along the Urubamba River, surrounded by Inca agricultural terraces on the hillsides. Its historic centre was declared a national heritage site in 1991. The town itself is quiet, but it serves as a practical base for day trips to the salt mines at Maras, the Inca terraces at Moray, and Ollantaytambo, from which trains run to Machu Picchu.
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- Nearest water from center 0.3 km0.2 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 1.8 km1.1 mi
Nearest airports
Yucay: quick answers
Where is Yucay?
Yucay is in Peru.
How do you get to Yucay?
The nearest airport is Cusco (CUZ), about 1 hr 46 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Yucay?
The warmest month is November, averaging 10°C51°F across day and night; the coolest is July, at 8°C47°F. The wettest month is January, with about 249 mm9.8 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Yucay?
OpenStreetMap lists 1 museum, 22 restaurants, 5 cafés and 9 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.