Cusco and Bethlehem

2010-04-28 16:00:00

 

Cusco

 

Country: Peru

Date of Agreement: 22 November 19994

Current Mayor: Marina Sequeiros Montesinos

Website: https://www.municusco.gob.pe/web/index.php

 

Cusco is a city in southeastern Peru, near the Urubamba Valley of the Andes mountain range. It is the capital of the Cusco Region as well as the Cusco Province. The city has a population of 358,935 which is triple the figure of 20 years ago. Located on the eastern end of the Knot of Cusco, its altitude is around 3,400 m (11,200 ft). Cusco is the historic capital of the Inca Empire and was declared a World Heritage Site in 1983 by UNESCO. It is a major tourist destination and receives almost a million visitors a year. It is designated as the Historical Capital of Peru by the Constitution of Peru.

 

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