Cusco
Located on the eastern end of the Knot of Cusco, 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 with the title ``City of Cusco``.
This city may be best known as the closest city to Peru’s magnificent ancient site Machu Picchu, but the history of Cusco itself is just as fascinating as that of the famous Inca monument some 80 km / 50 miles to its north-west.
Ancient Inca walls stand below many of Cusco’s Spanish colonial buildings in the Inca Empire’s former capital, now a UNESCO World Heritage site where people wearing traditional Quechua costume walk alongside modern partygoers after dark.
Thanks in large part to its close proximity to Machu Picchu, Cusco has now become Peru’s most popular tourist destination.
Good to Know
Read the basic info and also some fun facts about Cusco! Here you will find everything you should know about the ‘’Navel of the world’’!
Our pics
Enjoy the pics from our own trips in Cusco.
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