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Top: Plaza de Armas, Middle left: Sacsayhuamán, Middle right: Qurikancha, Bottom left: View of the colonial houses, Bottom right: Museum, Bottom: Aerial view of Cusco

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Nickname(s): La Ciudad Imperial (The Imperial City), El Ombligo del Mundo (The Navel of the World)

Districts of Cusco

Cusco

Location within Peru Coordinates:

13°31′30″S 71°58′20″WCoordinates: °58′20″W

Country

Peru

Region

Cusco

Province

Cusco

Founded

1100

Government • Mayor

Víctor G. Boluarte Medina

Area • Total

385.1 km2 (148.7 sq mi)

Elevation

3,399 m (11,152 ft)

Population (2017) • Total

428,450

• Estimate

427,218

(2015)[1] • Density

1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi)

13°31′30″S 71

Demonym(s)

cuzqueño/a, cusqueño/a

Time zone

UTC-5 (PET)

• Summer (DST)

UTC-5

Area code(s)

84

Website

www.cusco.gob.pe UNESCO World Heritage Site

Official name

City of Cuzco

Type

Cultural

Criteria

iii, iv

Designated

1983 (7th session)

Reference no.

273

State Party

Peru

Region

Latin America and the Caribbean

Cusco, often spelled Cuzco[a] ([ˈkusko]; Quechua: Qusqu ([ˈqɔsqɔ])), 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 and, in 2017, had a population of 428,450. Its elevation is around 3,400 m (11,200 ft). 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 (1993) designates it as the Historical Capital of Peru.[2]

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1Spelling and etymology 2History o 2.1Killke culture o 2.2Inca history o 2.3After the Spanish invasion o 2.4Present o 2.5Honors 3Geography and climate 4Tourism 5Main sites o 5.1Architectural heritage o 5.2Museums 6Population 7Cuisine 8International relations o 8.1Twin towns and sister cities o 8.2Partnerships 9See also 10Notes 11References 12Bibliography 13External links

Spelling and etymology[edit]

The indigenous name of this city is Qusqu. Although the name was used in Southern Quechua, its origin is found in the Aymara language. The word is derived from the phrase qusqu wanka ('Rock of the owl'), related to the city's foundation myth of the Ayar Siblings. According to this legend, Ayar Awqa (Ayar Auca) acquired wings and flew to the site of the future city; there he was transformed into a rock to mark the possession of the land by his ayllu ("lineage"):[3] Then Ayar Oche stood up, displayed a pair of large wings, and said he should be the one to stay at Guanacaure as an idol in order to speak with their father the Sun. Then they went up on top of the hill. Now at the site where he was to remain as an idol, Ayar Oche raised up in flight toward the heavens so high that they could not see him. He returned and told Ayar Manco that from then on he was to be named Manco Capac. Ayar Oche came from where the Sun was and the Sun had ordered that Ayar Manco take that name and go to the town that they had seen. After this had been stated by the idol, Ayar Oche turned into a stone, just as he was, with his wings. Later Manco Capac went down with Ayar Auca to their settlement...he liked the place now occupied in this city Cuzco. Manco Capac and his companion, with the help of the four women, made a house. Having done this, Manco Capac and his companion, with the four women, planted some land with maize. It is said that they took the maize from the cave, which this lord Manco Capac named Pacaritambo, which means those of origin because...they came out of that cave.[4]:15–16 The Spanish conquistadors (Spanish soldiers) adopted the local name, transliterating it into Spanish phonetics as Cuzco or, less often, Cozco. Cuzco was the standard spelling on official documents and chronicles in colonial times,[5] though Cusco was also used. Cuzco, pronounced as in 16th-century Spanish, seems to have been a close approximation to the Cusco Quechua pronunciation of the name at the time.[6] As both Spanish and Quechua pronunciation have evolved since then, the Spanish pronunciation of 'z' is no longer universally close to the Quechua pronunciation. In 1976, the city mayor signed an ordinance banning the traditional spelling and ordering the use of a new spelling, Cusco, in municipality publications. Nineteen years later, on 23 June 1990, the local authorities formalized a new spelling more closely related to Quechua, Qosqo, but later administrations have not followed suit.[7] There is no international, official spelling of the city's name. In English-language publications both "s"[8][9] and "z"[10][11] can be found. The Oxford Dictionary of English and Merriam-Webster Dictionary prefer "Cuzco",[12][13] and in scholarly writings "Cuzco" is used more often than "Cusco". [14] The city's international airport code is CUZ, reflecting the earlier Spanish spelling.

History[edit] Killke culture[edit] The Killke people occupied the region from 900 to 1200 CE, prior to the arrival of the Inca in the 13th century. Carbon-14 dating of Saksaywaman, the walled complex outside Cusco, established that Killke constructed the fortress about 1100 CE. The Inca later expanded and occupied the complex in the 13th century. In March 2008, archeologists discovered the ruins of an ancient temple, roadway and aqueduct system at Saksaywaman.[15] The temple covers some 2,700 square feet (250 square meters) and contains 11 rooms thought to have held idols and mummies, [15] establishing its religious purpose. Together with the results of excavations in 2007, when another temple was found at the edge of the fortress, this indicates a longtime religious as well as military use of the facility.[16]

Inca history[edit] Main articles: Kingdom of Cusco and Inca Empire

Digital recreation of the original interior of the Qurikancha (The main Temple of the Sun of the Inca Empire) according to the description of Garcilaso de la Vega; and the current Qoricancha's wall remains below the Convento de Santo Domingo.

Sacsayhuamán is an Inca ceremonial fortress located two kilometers north from Cusco: the greatest architectural work by the Incas during their apogee.

Cusco was long an important center of indigenous people. It was the capital of the Inca Empire (13th century – 1532). Many believe that the city was planned as an effigy in the shape of a puma, a sacred animal.[17] How Cusco was specifically built, or how its large stones were quarried and transported to the site remain undetermined. Under the Inca, the city had two sectors: the urin and hanan. Each was divided to encompass two of the four provinces, Chinchasuyu (NW), Antisuyu (NE), Kuntisuyu (SW) and Qullasuyu (SE). A road led from each quarter to the corresponding quarter of the empire. Each local leader was required to build a house in the city and live part of the year in Cusco, restricted to the quarter that corresponded to the quarter in which he held territory. After the rule of Pachacuti, when an Inca died, his title went to one son and his property was given to a corporation controlled by his other relatives (split inheritance). Each title holder had to build a new house and add new lands to the empire in order to own land for his family to keep after his death. According to Inca legend, the city was rebuilt by Sapa Inca Pachacuti, the man who transformed the Kingdom of Cuzco from a sleepy city-state into the vast empire of Tawantinsuyu.[18]:66– 69 Archeological evidence, however, points to a slower, more organic growth of the city beginning before Pachacuti. The city was constructed according to a definite plan in which two rivers were channeled around the city. Archeologists have suggested that this city plan was replicated at other sites. The city fell to the sphere of Huáscar during the Inca Civil War after the death of Huayna Capac in 1528. It was captured by the generals of Atahualpa in April 1532 in the Battle of Quipaipan. Nineteen months later, Spanish explorers invaded the city after kidnapping and murdering Atahualpa (see Battle of Cuzco), and gained control because of their arms and horses, employing superior military technology.

After the Spanish invasion[edit] See also: Spanish conquest of Peru and Cusco School

The first image of Cusco in Europe. Pedro Cieza de León. Crónica del Perú, 1553

The first three Spaniards arrived in the city in May 1533, after the Battle of Cajamarca, collecting for Atahualpa's Ransom Room. On 15 November 1533 Francisco Pizarro officially arrived in Cusco. "The capital of the Incas ... astonished the Spaniards by the beauty of its edifices, the length and regularity of its streets." The great square was surrounded by several palaces, since "each sovereign built a new palace for himself." "The delicacy of the stone work excelled" that of the Spaniards'. The fortress had three parapets and was composed of "heavy masses of rock". "Through the heart of the capital ran a river ... faced with stone. ... The most sumptuous edifice in Cuzco ... was undoubtedly the great temple dedicated to the Sun ... studded with gold plates ... surrounded by convents and dormitories for the priests. ... The palaces were numerous and the troops lost no time in plundering them of their contents, as well as despoiling the religious edifices," including the royal mummies in the Coricancha.[19]:186–187, 192–193, 216–219 Pizarro ceremoniously gave Manco Inca the Incan fringe as the new Peruvian leader.[19]:221 Pizarro encouraged some of his men to stay and settle in the city, giving out repartimientos, or land grants to do so.[20]:46 Alcaldes were established and regidores on 24 March 1534, which included the brothers Gonzalo Pizarro and Juan Pizarro. Pizarro left a garrison of 90 men and departed for Jauja with Manco Inca.[19]:222, 227

Map showing the city of Cusco during the Inca Empire. Painting of 1565 by Giovanni Battista Ramusio.[21][22][23]

View of Hatun Rumiyuq Street. Many of the colonial constructions used the city's Inca constructions as a base. [24]

Pizarro renamed it as the "very noble and great city of Cuzco". Buildings often constructed after the Spanish invasion have a mixture of Spanish influence and Inca indigenous architecture,

including the Santa Clara and San Blas neighborhoods. The Spanish destroyed many Inca buildings, temples and palaces. They used the remaining walls as bases for the construction of a new city, and this stone masonry is still visible. Father Vincente de Valverde became the Bishop of Cusco and built his cathedral facing the plaza. He supported construction of the Dominican Order monastery (Santo Domingo Convent) on the ruins of the Corichanca, House of the Sun, and a convent at the former site of the House of the Virgins of the Sun.[19]:222 During the Siege of Cuzco of 1536 by Manco Inca Yupanqui, a leader of the Sapa Inca, he took control of the city from the Spanish. Although the siege lasted 10 months, it was ultimately unsuccessful. Manco's forces were able to reclaim the city for only a few days. He eventually retreated to Vilcabamba, the capital of the newly established small Neo-Inca State. There his state survived another 36 years but he was never able to return to Cuzco. Throughout the conflict and years of the Spanish colonization of the Americas, many Incas died of smallpox epidemics, as they had no acquired immunity to a disease by then endemic among Europeans. Cusco was built on layers of cultures. The Tawantinsuyu (former Inca Empire) was built on Killke structures. The Spanish replaced indigenous temples with Catholic churches, and Inca palaces with mansions for the invaders. Cusco was the center for the Spanish colonization and spread of Christianity in the Andean world. It became very prosperous thanks to agriculture, cattle raising and mining, as well as its trade with Spain. The Spanish colonists constructed many churches and convents, as well as a cathedral, university and archdiocese.

Old streets in the city center

A view of the Colonial Balconies of Cusco

Present[edit] A major earthquake on 21 May 1950 caused damage in more than one third of the city's structures. The Dominican Priory and Church of Santo Domingo, which were built on top of the impressive Qurikancha (Temple of the Sun), were among the affected colonial era buildings. Inca

architecture withstood the earthquake. Many of the old Inca walls were at first thought to have been lost after the earthquake, but the granite retaining walls of the Qurikancha were exposed, as well as those of other ancient structures throughout the city. Restoration work at the Santo Domingo complex exposed the Inca masonry formerly obscured by the superstructure without compromising the integrity of the colonial heritage.[25] Many of the buildings damaged in 1950 had been impacted by an earthquake only nine years previously. [26] Since the 1990s, tourism has increased. Currently, Cusco is the most important tourist destination in Peru. Under the administration of mayor Daniel Estrada Pérez, a staunch supporter of the Academia Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, between 1983 and 1995 the Quechua name Qosqo was officially adopted for the city.

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In 1933, the Congress of Americanists met in La Plata, Argentina, and declared the city as the Archeological Capital of the Americas. In 1978, the 7th Convention of Mayors of Great World Cities met in Milan, Italy, and declared Cusco a Cultural Heritage of the World. In 1983, UNESCO, in Paris, France, declared the city a World Heritage Site. The Peruvian government declared it the Tourism Capital of Peru and Cultural Heritage of the Nation. In 2007, the New7Wonders Foundation designated Machu Picchu one of the New Seven Wonders of the World, following a worldwide poll.[27]

Geography and climate[edit] Cusco extends throughout the Huatanay (or Watanay) river valley. Located on the eastern end of the Knot of Cusco[citation needed], its elevation is around 3,400 m (11,200 ft). To its north is the Vilcabamba mountain range with 4,000–6,000-meter-high (13,000–20,000-foot) mountains. The highest peak is Salcantay (6,271 meters or 20,574 feet) about 60 kilometers (37 miles) northwest of Cusco.[28] Cusco has a subtropical highland climate (Köppen Cwb). It is generally dry and temperate, with two defined seasons. Winter occurs between April to September, with abundant sunshine and occasional nighttime freezes; July is the coldest month with an average of 9.7 °C (49.5 °F). Summer occurs between October and March, with warm temperatures and abundant rainfall; November is the warmest month which averages 13.3 °C (55.9 °F). Although frost and hail are common, the last reported snowfall was in June 1911. Temperatures usually range from 0.2 to 20.9 °C (32.4 to 69.6 °F), but the all-time temperature range is between −8.9 and 30 °C (16.0 and 86.0 °F). Sunshine hours peak in July; the equivalent of January in the Northern Hemisphere. In contrast, February, the equivalent of August in the Northern Hemisphere, has the least amount of sunshine. Cusco was found in 2006 to be the spot on Earth with the highest average ultraviolet light level.[29] hideClimate data for Cusco (Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport) 1961-1990, extremes 1931-present

Month

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Year

Record high °C (°F)

27.8 (82.0 )

26.7 25.3 (80.1 (77.5 ) )

26.9 (80.4 )

27.0 (80.6 )

24.2 (75.6 )

24.2 (75.6 )

25.8 (78.4 )

25.9 (78.6 )

27.2 (81.0 )

26.6 (79.9 )

29.9 (85.8 )

29.9 (85.8 )

Average high °C (°F)

18.8 (65.8 )

18.8 19.1 (65.8 (66.4 ) )

19.7 (67.5 )

19.7 (67.5 )

19.4 (66.9 )

19.2 (66.6 )

19.9 (67.8 )

20.1 (68.2 )

20.9 (69.6 )

20.6 (69.1 )

20.8 (69.4 )

19.8 (67.6 )

Daily mean °C (°F)

12.9 (55.2 )

12.7 12.8 (54.9 (55.0 ) )

12.7 (54.9 )

12.0 (53.6 )

11.4 (52.5 )

10.8 (51.4 )

11.5 (52.7 )

12.7 (54.9 )

13.6 (56.5 )

13.6 (56.5 )

13.2 (55.8 )

12.5 (54.5 )

Average low °C (°F)

6.6 (43.9 )

6.6 6.3 (43.9 (43.3 ) )

5.1 (41.2 )

2.7 (36.9 )

0.5 (32.9 )

0.2 (32.4 )

1.7 (35.1 )

4.0 (39.2 )

5.5 (41.9 )

6.0 (42.8 )

6.5 (43.7 )

4.3 (39.7 )

Record low °C (°F)

0.0 (32.0 )

0.0 0.0 (32.0 (32.0 ) )

−2.0 (28.4 )

−7.0 (19.4 )

−4.5 (23.9 )

−7.0 (19.4 )

−6.0 (21.2 )

−6.0 (21.2 )

0.0 (32.0 )

0.0 (32.0 )

0.5 (32.9 )

−7.0 (19.4 )

160.0 132.9 108.4 44.4 (6.30 (5.23 (4.27 (1.75 ) ) ) )

8.6 (0.34 )

2.4 (0.09 )

3.9 (0.15 )

8.0 (0.31 )

22.4 (0.88 )

47.3 (1.86 )

78.6 (3.09 )

120.1 (4.73 )

737 (29)

Average rainfall mm (inches)

Average rainy days (≥ 1.0 mm)

19

15

13

9

2

1

1

2

5

9

13

16

105

Average relative humidity (%)

66

67

66

63

59

55

54

54

56

56

58

62

60

Mean monthly sunshin e hours

143

121

170

210

239

228

257

236

195

198

195

158

2,350

Source 1: NOAA,[30] Meteo Climat (record highs and lows)[31]

Source 2: Deutscher Wetterdienst (mean temperatures 1961-1990, precipitation days 1970-1990 and humidity 1954-1993) [32] Danish Meteorological Institute (sun 1931-1960)[33]

Tourism[edit]

Tourism has been the backbone to the economy since the early 2000s, bringing in more than 1.2 million tourists per year.[34] In 2002, the income Cusco received from tourism was US$837 million. In 2009, that number increased to US$2.47 billion.[citation needed]

Main sites[edit] Main article: List of buildings and structures in Cusco

Ruins of Sacsayhuamán

The indigenous Killke culture built the walle...