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Cusco Travel: Cuzco (also "Cusco", or "Qosqo" in
Quechua), located in the Southern Sierras is a fascinating city that
was the capital of the Incan Empire. Cuzco is a Unesco World
Heritage Site and is one of Peru's most visited cities.
The city has a population of about 300,000, triple the population it
contained just 20 years ago. The altitude of the city, located on
the eastern end of the Knot of Cuzco, is around 3,500 m (11,500
feet).
The historic capital of the sun-worshipping Inca empire, it has been
found in 2006 to be the spot on Earth with the highest UV level. |
