City of Cuzco

Local nameCiudad del Cusco
LocationCusco, Perú

Cusco or Cuzco, 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; in 2017, it had a population of 428,450. Its elevation is around 3,400 m.

The city was the 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.

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More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cusco

Official Website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/273/

Coordinates -13°31'0.951" N -71°58'44.034" E

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