CUSCO USEFUL INFORMATION

The city of Cusco or Qosqo was the Empire of the Incas, is the main tourist destination of Peru and one of the most important in South America. Cusco is considered a magical city because when you arrive and walk around the Plaza de Armas you will be imbued with its mysticism, culture, colonial churches and much more. Cusco is located on the valley of the Huatanay River, in the southern highlands of Peru, and owes the name «navel of the world» (Qosco in Quechua) to having been the center of a vast network of roads that went to each of the four regions that formed the «four parts of the world or Four of Its» according to the Andean cosmovision. Cusco is also a colonial city, with splendid churches and old houses. Many consider that it is, precisely, that special mixture that makes it a charming and attractive city for all visitors.

The city of Cusco, former capital of the Inca Empire, was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1983 and is undoubtedly one of the most important destinations in the world.