Cusco: The Cradle of the Inca Civilization
January 27, 2008 – 3:38 pmCusco -South America, is known all around the world for its special beauty and the incredible archaeological ruins of Muchu Picchu.
This is the town hikers depart from in order to go on the Inca Trail.
Cusco/Cuzco- “the old imperial Inca capital, which was both the administrative and the religious centre of the empire. Seized by the Spanish in 1533 after the murders of the Incas Huascar and Atahualpa, many of the original Inca buildings were destroyed and their stone used to construct palaces and churches for the invaders. Much of the city was also burned during the rebellion of 1534.”
Cusco porudly carries the title of “Archeological Capital of the Americas” because there is no other place on the continent where you can easily experience such an amazing culture as that of the Incas in such beautiful surroundings.
The contrast between native and western cultures, between history and the present makes Cusco especially attractive to foreigners visiting Peru
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