The city of Cusco or Qosqo in quechua, is 3399 meters above sea level in the Andes mountains, is the historical capital of Perú and was the capital of the Inca Empire (Tawantinsuyo) that flourished in the 15TH and 16TH centuries and spanned the current territories of Colombia , Ecuador, Perú, Bolivia, Argentina and Chile. Along with Mesopotamia, Egypt, China, India, and Meso-America, the Andean civilization is one of the 6 cradles in the history of humankind. Cusco, was the Empire City that housed the Incas, as the end of a long list of Andean cultures that had their origin in today’s Perú.
The Historical Center of Cusco was proclaimed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1983. Located in the heart of the Andes, the city became under the rule of the Inca Pachacutec in a complex urban center with differentiated religious and administrative functions. Unique testimony of the ancient Inca civilization, the city represents the sum of 3000 years of indigenous and autonomous cultural development in the Andes of Perú.
Touring the city of Cusco, is walking through a city that was designed and designed by the Incas, is walking through colonial buildings built on the basis of the ancient pre-Hispanic royal palaces, is the fusion of two architectural styles that make the city is unique In the world, it is the opportunity to appreciate jewels of architecture and art that enclose its walls.