Cusco
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- Best time to go
- May to October
- Budget
- $$
- Accessibility
- limited
- Coordinates
- Open in maps
The former capital of the Inca Empire, Cusco is a UNESCO World Heritage city at 3,400 meters whose colonial Spanish architecture was constructed directly over Inca stone foundations, producing a layered urban texture. The Plaza de Armas is flanked by a cathedral incorporating stones from the Inca palace of Sunturwasi. The neighborhood of San Blas, on the hillside above the main plaza, concentrates artisan workshops in whitewashed adobe lanes.
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