Wánchaq Station
The Wánchaq Station is a train station located in the city of Cusco, Peru. It serves as the terminus of the Southern Branch of the Southern Railway, from where services depart towards the cities of Juliaca, Puno, and Arequipa.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Railway station
- Description: train station
- Also known as: “Estación Wánchaq” and “Wanchaq”
- Wheelchair access: limited
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Coricancha and Estadio Garcilaso.
Coricancha
Museum
The Coricancha was the most important temple in the Inca Empire, and was described by early Spanish colonialists. It is located in Cusco, Peru, which was the capital of the empire. Coricancha is situated 720 metres northwest of Wánchaq Station.
Estadio Garcilaso
Stadium
Photo: Nta3392, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Estadio Inca Garcilaso de la Vega, commonly known as Estadio Garcilaso, is Cusco's principal stadium and the home venue of the local football teams Cienciano, Deportivo Garcilaso and Cusco FC, all of which play in the Peruvian Primera División. Estadio Garcilaso is situated 500 metres east of Wánchaq Station.
Church and Convent of Santo Domingo, Cusco
Church
The Church and Convent of Santo Domingo is a 17th-century colonial monastery in the historic centre of Cusco, Peru. It was built on the foundations of the pre-Hispanic Inca temple of Coricancha, originally constructed under Inka Pachacutec. Church and Convent of Santo Domingo, Cusco is situated 760 metres northwest of Wánchaq Station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cuzco and Poroy.
Cuzco
Cuzco or Cusco, in the Southern Sierras, is a fascinating city that was the capital of the Inca Empire. Cuzco is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is one of Peru's most visited cities as it is the largest and most comfortable city from which tourists can begin visits to Machu Picchu, the Sacred Valley of the Incas, and other Inca sites in the region.
Poroy
Town
Photo: Istas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Poroy is a town, which is situated 9 km northwest of Wánchaq Station.
Wánchaq Station
- Categories: break-of-gauge station, station, and transportation
- Location: Wanchaq District, Cusco Province, Cuzco Department, Peru, South America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-13.52544° or 13° 31′ 32″ southLongitude
-71.97116° or 71° 58′ 16″ westElevation
3,354 metres (11,004 feet)Open location code
57RCF2FH+RGOpenStreetMap ID
node 7177394669OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stationOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=limitedWikidata ID
Q99923177
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“Wánchaq Station” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “station Wánchaq”
- French: “gare de Wánchaq”
- French: “Wánchaq”
- Japanese: “ワンチャック駅”
- Spanish: “Estación Wánchaq”
- “Wánchaq”
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Highlights include Piscina Municipal de Wanchaq and Bus to Colored Mountain (Pitumarca).
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