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CUSCO often spelled Cuzco (Spanish: Cuzco; Quechua: Qusqu or Qosqo, is a city in southeastern Peru, near the Urubamba Valley of the Andes mountain range. It is the capital of the Cusco Region as well as the Cusco Province. In 2013, the city had a population of 435,114. Located on the eastern end of the Knot of Cuzco, its elevation is around 3,400 m (11,200 ft).
The site was the historic capital of the Inca Empire from the 13th until the 16th century Spanish conquest. In 1983 Cusco was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. It has become a major tourist destination, hosting nearly 2 million visitors a year. The Constitution of Peru designates it as the Historical Capital of Peru.
Cusco was once the capital of the Inca empire and now is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, convenient to nearby archaeological ruins. It’s a great place to photograph old Spanish colonial architecture, grab a tasty local lunch or spend the night in a historic hotel. We enjoyed all three! Texture by SkeletalMess.
Cusco is a city in Peru located in the southeast of the Huatanay Valley or the Sacred Valley of the Incas in the Andes region, with a population of 300,000. It is the capital of the department of Cusco and the province of Cusco.
El Valle Sagrado se ha convertido en los últimos años, en uno de destinos más importantes de América del sur, es el valle del rio Urubamba y es conocido a nivel mundial como el Valle Sagrado de los Incas. El valle alberga bellos pueblos tradicionales andinos de la época de la colonia; en ellos puede encontrar antiguos asentamientos incas repartidos a lo largo del valle, en medio de montañas pertenecientes a las cadenas de la cordillera de los Andes.
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Cusco, is a city in southeastern Peru, near the Urubamba Valley of the Andes mountain range. It is the capital of the Cusco Region and of the Cusco Province. The city is the seventh most populous in Peru, and in 2017 it had a population of 428,450. Located on the eastern end of the Knot of Cuzco, its elevation is around 3,400 m (11,200 ft).
The city was the historic capital of the Inca Empire from the 13th century until the 16th-century Spanish conquest. In 1983, Cusco was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO with the title "City of Cuzco". It has become a major tourist destination, hosting nearly 2 million visitors a year. The Constitution of Peru designates it as the Historical Capital of Peru.
A beer sign on the facade of a house, while walking down from Sacsayhuaman walls to the historic center of Cusco, Peru.
Main Plaza, Cusco, Peru, South America.
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