USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Cuzco, also spelled Cusco or Kosko, Quechua Qosqo, city and Inca región, south-central Peru. It is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the Western Hemisphere.

Detailed explanation-2: -Situated in the Peruvian Andes, Cuzco developed, under the Inca ruler Pachacutec, into a complex urban centre with distinct religious and administrative functions.

Detailed explanation-3: -Cuzco was the capital and birthplace of the Inca Empire. The emperor, or Sapa Inca, lived in a palace in Cuzco. His top leaders and closest advisors also lived there.

Detailed explanation-4: -Machu Picchu, also spelled Machupijchu, site of ancient Inca ruins located about 50 miles (80 km) northwest of Cuzco, Peru, in the Cordillera de Vilcabamba of the Andes Mountains.