Cusco

Cusco (pronounced /ˈkuːskoʊ/ in Inglis, aften spelled Cuzco; in Quechua written Qusqu an pronoonced [ˈqo̝s.qo]) is a ceety in sootheastren Peru, near the Urubamba Valley o the Andes mountain range. It is the caipital o the Cusco Region as well as the Cusco Province. In 2007, the ceety haed a population o 358,935 which is triple the figure o 20 years ago. Locatit on the eastren end o the Knot o Cusco, its altitude is aroond 3,400 m (11,200 ft).

Cusco wis the site o the historic caipital o the Inca Empire an wis declared a Warld Heritage Site in 1983 bi UNESCO. It is a major tourist destination an receives amaist 1.5 million visitors a year. It is designatit as the Historical Caipital o Peru bi the Constitution o Peru.

Internaitional relations

See an aw: Leet o twin touns an sister ceeties in Peru

Twin touns—Sister ceeties

Cusco is twinned wi:

Bethlehem, Palestine La Paz, Bolivie Baguio, Philippines Samarkand, Uzbekistan Mexico Ceety, Mexico Kyoto, Japan Jersey Ceety, Unitit States

Lima, Peru Chartres, Fraunce Kaesong, North Korea Athens, Greece Moscow, Roushie Istanbul, Turkey La Habana, Cuba

Copán, Honduras Xi'an, Cheenae Potosí, Bolivie Cuenca, Ecuador Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Madison, United States Jerusalem, Israel

Pairtnerships

• Kraków in Poland

References

Wikimedia Commons haes media adae wi:

Cusco