{"id":12564,"date":"2016-10-14T16:09:56","date_gmt":"2016-10-14T21:09:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fertur-travel.com\/blog\/?p=12564"},"modified":"2024-08-26T11:08:02","modified_gmt":"2024-08-26T16:08:02","slug":"what-cusco-tours-could-look-like-in-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fertur-travel.com\/blog\/2016\/what-cusco-tours-could-look-like-in-2025\/12564\/","title":{"rendered":"What Cusco tours could look like in 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

[Originally published October 14, 2016]<\/strong> Sightseeing around Cusco could\u00a0be a vehicle-free experience by 2025, according to a proposed plan unveiled\u00a0yesterday<\/a> by city officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Conceived with UNESCO and funded by the World Bank to the tune of $800 million, the Qhapaq \u00d1an 2 plan would convert Cusco’s center into a pedestrian-only zone to enhance and conserve the World Heritage site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That means no cars whatsoever when you tour the Main Plaza, the Plaza de San Blas, Plaza San, Avenida El Sol to the Coricancha-Santo Domingo temple, Calle Plateros and other important sites in the Imperial City.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

City planners and are also looking at a comprehensive  makeover of Cusco’s public transportation system, promising to be able to deliver commuters from any outer neighborhood to the historic center in no more than 15 to 20 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But there is more. The plan calls for transforming the 5-hectare Wanchaq train yard at the end of Avenida del Sol into a giant pedestrian “City Center” park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finally, the plan calls for investing $520 million to convert Velasco Astete Airport into a municipal park once the new international airport in Chincheros is completed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The following video describes the proposed Cusco 2025 Plan:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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