Photos: Cusco by Pedro Szekely, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped; Deer Valley by Don Ramey Logan, CC BY 4.0, cropped.
Cusco or Deer Valley?
Our verdict in twelve categories, each scored against the same fixed benchmark cities, and the climate month by month, so you can choose for your trip.
Choose Cusco for
- prices
- culture and sights
- day trips
What lies behind each score is written up on Cusco’s own page.
Choose Deer Valley for
- families
- wellness
- beaches
What lies behind each score is written up on Deer Valley’s own page.
Scoreboard
Twelve categories on one fixed scale from 0 to 100. The shaded stretch is the gap between the two.
What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Cusco and Deer Valley.
Your match
Pick a travel style or drag the sliders, and both match scores follow your weighting.
Wins on prices and culture and sights with your weighting.
Wins on families and wellness with your weighting.
What matters to you?
When should you go?
Pick your month. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.
Cusco in July
Deer Valley in July
Daytime high, °C
Rainfall in the month, mm
Where the figures come from
Cusco's station stands 151 m below the city centre, so the centre is likely a little cooler than the figures say.
Deer Valley's temperatures are measured 82 km from the centre, at Evanston.
Deer Valley's station stands 297 m below the city centre, so the centre is likely a little cooler than the figures say.
Deer Valley has no rain gauge within 25 km of the centre, so its rainfall comes from a gridded climate dataset read at the city rather than from a gauge further away.
Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Cusco: 1991-2020 normals, Cuzco (3.7 km from centre). Deer Valley: 1999-2020 (rainfall 1991-2020) normals, Evanston (81.9 km from centre).
Before you go
| Measure | Cusco | Deer Valley |
|---|---|---|
| Official language | Spanish, Aymara, Quechua | - |
| Currency | Sol (PEN) | US Dollar (USD) |
| Sockets | ABC220 V, 60 Hz | AB120 V, 60 Hz |
| Driving side | Right | Right |
| Time zone | UTC-5 | UTC-7, UTC-6 in summer |
| Emergency number | 111 or 911 | 911 |
| Elevation | 3,399 m | 2,474 m |
| Main airport | Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ)5 km from centre6 non-stop destinations | Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC)45 km from centre108 non-stop destinations |
| Public holidays this year | 16 days | 12 days |
By the numbers
| Measure | Cusco | Deer Valley |
|---|---|---|
| City population | 428,450 | - |
| Museums within 10 km | 11 | 0 |
| UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km | 2 | 0 |
Where else could you go?
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