Cusco

The history

The historic capital of the Inca Empire, later a Spanish colonial city built literally on top of the Inca stonework. Its cathedral rises over the Plaza de Armas on Inca foundations.

In brief

Cusco or Cuzco is a city in southeastern Peru, near the Sacred Valley of the Andes mountain range, and the Huatanay and Urubamba rivers. It is the capital and largest city of the eponymous Cusco Province and Cusco Department. It has historically been one of the largest cultural, economic and political centers of Peru.

Then & now

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Where it is