Cusco, alternately Cuzco, Qusqu, or Qosqo, is a city in southeastern Peru, near the Urubamba Valley of the Andes mountain range. It is the capital of the Cusco Region and of the Cusco Province. In 2017, the city had a population of 428,450. Located on the eastern end of the Knot of Cuzco, its elevation is around 3,400 m (11,200 ft).
The city was the historic capital of the Inca Empire from the 13th until the 16th-century Spanish conquest. In 1983, Cusco was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO with the title "City of Cuzco". It has become a major tourist destination, hosting nearly 2 million visitors a year. The Constitution of Peru designates it as the Historical Capital of Peru.
Cusco in "The Pugnacious Peacemaker"[]
Kuuskoo was the capital of the Empire of Tawantiinsuuju. Judge Ib Scoglund of the International Court for the Continent of Skrelleland was sent there in 1941 to mediate a border dispute with the Emirate of the dar al-Harb. It was a thoroughly modern city.
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