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Located in the south-eastern part of
the Andes, Cuzco is Peru's main tourist destination and
one of the most important in the Americas.
Before I left the US, I had purchased an airline ticket
to go from Lima to Cusco. On this day there were no
coach tickets available
Known by the Incas as the "home of gods", Cuzco became the capital
of one of the largest pre-Columbian empires: the Tawantinsuyo. Its
name in Quechua, Qosqo means "Navel of the world" ......more information
so I purchased a one way first class ticket. In 1997 it was $100. The
other alternative was a 30 hour bus ride from Lima to Cusco. To me,
I didn’t want to ride the bus this long. The train doesn’t go from
Lima to Cusco.
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A typical
Inca community located 21 km from Urubamba at 2,800 masl,.named
in honour of the chief Ollanta
Although the valley of
Huatanay was populated centuries before, the history
of the region is related in an indelible way to that of
Incas. According to
the legend, Manco Cápac drew
who was famous for courting an
Inca princess, daughter of Pachacútec. One of its best-preserved
areas, known as Hanan Huacaypata lies north of the main square and
contains 15 estates built with elegantly crafted stone walls
others...
the plan
of its city while giving it the shape
of a puma with a head of falcon. One attributes to
Pachacútec (towards
1438), the erection of the main temples and palaces.
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The construction of the cathedral of Cuzco began into
1564, it will be completed
one century
later
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The pink volcanic stones of its frontage were torn off
from the citadel of Saqsaywamán. In the vaults, the
profusion of paintings of the school of Cuzco transforms
the cathedral into a museum.
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