Towns & cities
Cusco
historic city of Peru, capital of the Department of Cusco
Peru · -13.5169, -71.9786
Cusco is recorded as a filming location for 3 productions. Wikidata records these shoots at town level: somewhere in Cusco, rather than at one identified spot. Wikipedia names it for 4 more.
“Filming also took place in parts of Peru such as Machu Picchu, Cusco, Tarapoto, and San Martín, Montreal, New Mexico, Iceland, and Brooklyn.”
Movies filmed in Cusco
Filmed here, per Wikipedia
Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Cusco as somewhere it was shot, with no matching statement on Wikidata. Weaker evidence than the statements above, so it gets its own list, each production’s own page links the exact section the claim comes from.
- Aguirre, the Wrath of God 1972
- The Motorcycle Diaries 2004
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Secret of the Incas
1954
“Secret of the Incas was filmed on location in Peru at Cuzco and Machu Picchu, the first time that a major Hollywood studio filmed at this archeological site.” Wikipedia
- The Last Movie 1971
Filming locations nearby
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Landmarks & buildings
Hotel de Turistas del Cusco
Peru·under 1 km
cultural heritage site in Cusco, Peru
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Landscapes & nature
Sacred Valley
Peru·23 km north-west
cultural region of Peru
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed in Cusco?
7 productions are recorded as filmed in Cusco, including Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023), Runan Caycu (1973) and The Devil's Little Apple (1989). 4 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.
Which is the best known production filmed in Cusco?
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023), covered by 35 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.
Where is Cusco?
Cusco is in Peru. Its coordinates are -13.5169, -71.9786.
What other filming locations are near Cusco?
Hotel de Turistas del Cusco (under 1 km) and Sacred Valley (23 km north-west), all within 40 km and listed on this page with photographs.
Where does this information come from?
Filming location statements on Wikidata, joined to the place's coordinates and Wikipedia article, plus places named in Wikipedia articles, which are labelled per Wikipedia wherever they appear. The photograph is from Wikimedia Commons, by W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.