Mirador desde el Cristo Blanco — Attraction in Distrito de Cusco

The area around Cristo Blanco is very nice and definitely worth visiting. However, I had a very bad experience with the horse tour offered there.

I was approached directly at the Cristo Blanco viewpoint and offered a horse ride. From there, they took me to a ranch located near the Sacsayhuamán sign, where a man named Juvenal handled the horses. During the ride toward Templo de la Luna, Juvenal took most of the horses to rent them to other tourists who paid more, leaving us completely alone and stranded in the cold for almost an hour as it was getting dark — in an area that is known for not being safe at night. When he finally returned, he acted as if nothing had happened. Although he eventually refunded most of the money and covered the cost of a taxi back, this only happened after a long argument, and the experience itself was still very unpleasant, stressful, and felt unsafe.

I highly recommend asking who is responsible before accepting a horse tour offer at Cristo Blanco, and avoiding any tours involving Juvenal or his relatives. Safety and professionalism should...

Let me be clear... the five stars are for the views of Cusco, not for the statue. It's a miniature version of the Cristo Rey in Cali, Columbia. It's not unpleasant, but it's not particularly impressive. The statue is spoiled by a large railing and spot lights all around it, that spoils photos of it. But the real reason for visiting is to see the impressive views of Cusco. You can see the airport and stadium and the Plaza de Armas and the buildings up in the hills for miles around. It's great for panoramic photos. To the other side, you can also see impressive views of Saqsaywaman, which is probably the real reason that you would be in that area in the first place. The are the usual local stalls that sell their wares, although I didn't see any food or drink vendors there. There didn't seem to be any toilet facilities there either. But if you're visiting Saqsaywaman, it's just a short walk up the hill to the area, so I'd...

Viewpoint with a religious touch. High above Cusco, Christ, and many a tourist, overlooks the city from the Puka Moqo (Quechua for "Red Hill"). The Puka Moqo has had a religious function since the time of the Incas. At that time, soil from all four quarters of the empire was gathered here for the purpose of worshiping Pachamama (Mother Earth). In the 1940s, the brothers Manuel and Federico Jasaui Facuse raise money to build a statue of Christ. In 1944 the Cusqueño artist Francisco Olaza Allende was commissioned to realize this statue and a year later the eight meter high white Christ was inaugurated. Today, the Cristo Blanco is a familiar part of Cusco's skyline and a popular tourist...