Urubamba town

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Urubamba town is a small Andean settlement in Peru that serves as a gateway and service hub for travelers exploring the Sacred Valley and nearby Inca archaeological sites.

Observed surface forms (1)

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Urubamba 0

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human settlement
town
climate temperate Andean climate
continent South America
country Peru
distanceFrom approximately 60 kilometers northwest of Cusco
elevation approximately 2870 meters above sea level
hasFacility hotels and guesthouses
markets
restaurants
tour agencies
hasNearbyActivity hiking
mountain biking
visits to Inca terraces
historicalRegion former Inca heartland
languageSpoken Quechua
Spanish
locatedIn Andes
Sacred Valley
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Cusco Region
Urubamba Province
locatedOnRiver Urubamba River
nearbyAttraction Machu Picchu
surface form: Machu Picchu (via Sacred Valley route)

Maras salt mines
Moray archaeological site
Ollantaytambo archaeological site
Pisac archaeological site
primaryEconomicActivity agriculture
tourism
regionType part of the Peruvian Andes
riverValley Sacred Valley
surface form: Sacred Valley of the Incas
role gateway to the Sacred Valley
service hub for travelers
timeZone Peru Time
tourismType adventure tourism
archaeological tourism
cultural tourism
transportFunction stop on route between Cusco and Ollantaytambo
utcOffset UTC−5

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Sacred Valley nearCity Urubamba town