The ancient city of Cusco is attractive to tourists who are not afraid of the Peruvian jungle, potential robberies and at the same time hungry for local flavor. In its vicinity there are priceless monuments of the Incan Empire, thanks to which the city became so popular. And although most tourists begin their journey in the capital, most of them end up traveling here.
Indian settlements existed on these lands more than 3 thousand years ago, long before the arrival of the Spanish conquistadors. Like the capital of Peru, Lima, the city of Cusco was founded by conquistador Francisco Pizarro. According to ancient legends, the first city on this place was founded by Manco Capac, the first Inca, who laid the foundations of the civilization of his people. Cusco ranks second in population among all the cities of Peru.
The city was called “Cusco” at the time of the Incas. Translated from their language, Quechua, this word means “navel of the earth.” The Spaniards retained the old name when they themselves settled here. Most of the churches located here are built on the site of the demolished Ink temples. When the Inca city was the capital of the Kingdom of Cusco. Here is the statue of Christ, very similar to the one in Rio de Janeiro. Local, however, a little smaller.
Due to the lack of agriculturally suitable land around the city, they use terraces to increase the usable area. Construct them in the old manner, by hand. One of the twin cities of Cusco is Moscow. Most of the foreigners arriving here tend to get to Machu Picchu, the ancient city of no less ancient Incas. It is located not far from here. In the mountains surrounding Cusco it is very cold, so it is worth buying a warm poncho from the locals. Once there was recorded a temperature of +5.7 degrees. Given the strong faiths blowing in the mountains, it is really very cold.
