Cusco
Cusco (pronounced /ˈkuːskoʊ/ (deprecatit template) in Inglis, aften spelled Cuzco; in Quechua written Qusqu an pronoonced ) is a ceety in sootheastren Peru, near the Urubamba Valley o the Andes mountain range.
It is the caipital o the Cusco Region as well as the Cusco Province. In 2007, the ceety haed a population o 358,935 which is triple the figure o 20 years ago. Locatit on the eastren end o the Knot o Cusco, its altitude is aroond 3,400 m (11,200 ft).
Cusco | |
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| Cusco / Cuzco (Spanish) Qosqo (Quechua) | |
 Top: Plaza de Armas, Middle left: Qurikancha, Middle richt: Aerial view o Cusco, Bottom left: Saksaywaman, Bottom richt: Cathedral o Cusco | |
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| Eik-name(s): La Ciudad Imperial (The Imperial Ceety) | |
 Destricts o Cuzco | |
  Cusco Location athin Peru | |
| Coordinates: 13°31′30″S 71°58′20″W / 13.52500°S 71.97222°W | |
| Kintra |  Peru |
| Region | Cusco |
| Province | Cusco |
| Foondit | 1100 |
| Govrenment | |
| • Teep | Ceety |
| • Mayor | Luis Florez |
| Area | |
| • Total | 70,015 km2 (27,033 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3399 m (11,152 ft) |
| Population 2007 | |
| • Total | 358,935 |
| • Density | 5.1/km2 (13/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (PET) |
| Area code(s) | 84 |
| Website | www.municusco.gob.pe |
| Offeecial name | Ceety o Cuzco |
| Teep | Cultural |
| Criteria | iii, iv |
| Designatit | 1983 (7t session) |
| Reference no. | 273 |
| State Pairty | Peru |
| Region | Laitin Americae an the Caribbean |
Cusco wis the site o the historic caipital o the Inca Empire an wis declared a Warld Heritage Site in 1983 bi UNESCO. It is a major tourist destination an receives amaist 1.5 million visitors a year. It is designatit as the Historical Caipital o Peru bi the Constitution o Peru.
Internaitional relations
Twin touns—Sister ceeties
Cusco is twinned wi:
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Pairtnerships
Kraków in Poland
References
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