USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Cusco, Cuzco, or Qosqo are some of the names that this ancient Incan capital is known by. It is a study site for archeologists from all over the world who flock to Peru to marvel at Machu Picchu and the rest of the Inca ruins scattered throughout the valley.

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: -Cuzco (also Cusco or Qosqo) was the religious and administrative capital of the Inca Empire which flourished in ancient Peru between c. 1400 and 1534 CE. The Incas controlled territory from Quito to Santiago, making theirs the largest empire ever seen in the Americas and the largest in the world at that time.

Detailed explanation-5: -Cuzco was the capital and birthplace of the Inca Empire.