Machu Picchu is

thought to be the
last Incan capital. It
is located 75 miles
northeast of

El retorno a Eqipto
was painted by
Diego Quispe Tito, a
Cuzqueo painter.

Cuzco.

Inti Raymi o Festival

del Sol takes place
on June 24th and is
the Incan New Year

El cui or guinea
pig, is a typical
dish of Peru.

Economa turismo,
venta de
artesanas,
agricultura

Cusco's
importance as an
agricultural region
dates back to the

Inca era

3,400 metros
sobre el nivel
del mar

Qosqo
Cuzco in Quechua

A 1950 earthquake
shook the city,
causing the
destruction of more
than one third of the
city's structures

La Plaza de
Armas is the old
and new center
of the city.

Andes Mountains
extend from
Venezuela to the
southern tip of
Argentina.

CUZCO

Altura

In Peru, 80% of the

population is
Christian,
predominating the
Roman Catholic
Religion

Inca-era Cusco
was meant to
be built in the
shape of a
puma

The weather from

April to October is
very comfortable,
warm and dry. The
temperature in
this season goes
from 5.0 in the
morning, to 20

Cuzco sits over

11,000 feet above
sea level in the
heart of the Andes
Its climate is
generally dry and
temperate

city in
southeastern
Peru, near the
Urubamba Valley
of the Andes
mountain range

Poblacin
300,000

The first cathedral

built in Cusco is
the Iglesia del
Triunfo, built in
1539

named as a
UNESCO World
Heritage Site.