USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -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.

Detailed explanation-2: -Cuzco, also spelled Cusco or Kosko, Quechua Qosqo, city and Inca región, south-central Peru.

Detailed explanation-3: -As the oldest living city in the Americas, Cusco has been inhabited continuously for over 3, 000 years. It was the historic capital of the Inca Empire from the 13th to 16th century until Spanish conquest, and now is a major tourist destination-receiving nearly 2 million visitors per year.

Detailed explanation-4: -The city is famous for its spectacular main square, cobbled streets, and houses with terracotta tile roofs that will remind you of some ancient European villages. One of the most outstanding facts is its unique architecture in the world. The architecture could be considered a mixture of Inca and Spanish influences.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Inca Empire (also known as the Incan Empire and the Inka Empire), called Tawantinsuyu by its subjects, (Quechua for the “Realm of the Four Parts") was the largest empire in pre-Columbian America. The administrative, political and military center of the empire was in the city of Cusco.