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BRIEF HISTORICAL REVIEW OF THE CITY DE CUSCO

Location: mountain (you walk) south of the Peru
Extension 72,104 km
Capital cusco

The empire of the Inca. the tahuantisuyo that extended until grass in Colombia and the one laughed Maule in chili, he/she had their center in the Cusco, the Navel of the world, considered sacred city.
They count two myths on the foundation of the cusco: that of the siblings Ayar and that of Handless Capac, the first one with historical bigger approach - scientist sustained by the archaeological vestiges and the first columnists' information.
According to the legends and the chronicles, the Inca were thirteen and they dominated the valley of the river Huatanay on which the city of Cusco rises toward the year 1200 d. C. constituting the tahuantinsuyo in less than one century.
After the conquest you proceeded to the Spanish foundation of the city (March 23 1534). The arrival of a new culture transforms the temples and Incan palaces in large houses and colonial churches. The city little by little was becoming miscegenation symbol, not alone architectural but mainly cultural.
The Cusco was scenario of several movements of Andean resistance among those that highlight that of José Gabriel Condorcanqui, Túpac Amaru II in 1780.
After the declaration of to independence, the liberator gift José of San Martin believes the cusco department April of 1822, 26 although it was newly in 1825, with Simón's arrival Bolívar that you/they would break the knots co definitively the Spanish crown.

GEOGRAPHY AND CLIMATE
Cusco presents an abrupt relief, it combines fertile you fence interandinos with the imposing mountains to descend then toward the brow of the forest where the temperature rises and the landscape becomes varied vegetation.
The city of Cusco has a medium-dry climate and he/she fries the temperature half annual maxim it is 19.6. C (67.3 F) and the minimum 4.2 C (39.6 F) the season of rains begins in November and it concludes in March, time in which the mountains cover of green. Between June and July they are common the freezes (he/she fried intense) in those that have been reported snowy very occasional

TOURIST ATTRACTIVENESS

COUNTY DE CUSCO
Square of weapons of the city of Cusco
In times of you Inca were called. Huacaypata, Quechua word that means cry place or of encounter. It was an important ceremonial place in which took place every year the inti Raymi or party of the sun. It was the place where Francisco Pizarro proclaims the it conquers of the cusco.

Cathedral:
Their construction had two stages: first you builds the chapel of the victory on what was the old temple of the Suntur Wasi (house of God) later on one lifts the cathedral on the palace of the Inca Wiracocha.

I temper of Jesus' countryside
The original temple you builds in 1571 on the lands of the old Amarucancha, palace of the Inca Huayna Capac, after the earthquake of 1650 had to be reconstructed toward 1688. the original appearance and the facade are examples of the Andean Baroque.

Neighborhood of san blas
It is one of those but picturesque of the Cusco. called Roqokachi or hole of salt, it is characterized by their narrow and sheer streets and their beautiful houses of colonial style.

Temple of san blas.
Been founded in 1560 during the colony it conserves a refined one that constitutes a work teacher of the work and carved of the wood.

I temper and convent of the grace
The church of Baroque style, you builds among the years 1657 and 1680, the sacristy keeps its treasure but valuable, an impressive custody in gold and precious stones of 1.3 m of high and 22 kg of weight.

I temper and convent of sacred Domingo / Koricancha
The Koricancha, according to the columnists was one of the constructions but impactantes of the Incan Cusco, shone in the interior whole walls recovered with sheets of gold, puer was the main temple of the God sun, the Spaniards built on the original construction toward 1534. the church and the convent of the Dominican Republic. Those that collapsed as consequence of the earthquake of 1650 and you reconstructs around 1681. the convent possesses a very valuable pinacoteca with canvases of the XVII centuries and XVlll.

Museum of sacred catalina:
Textile exhibitions of painting, carved in wood and colonial altarpieces.

I temper and convent of San Francisco
Been founded in 1645 it possesses two facades and unique tower of cantería of old Spanish style.

Palacio archbishopric and stone of the twelve angles:
The building is a viceregal construction of Arab influence that was lifted on the bases of the palace of the Inca Rock. At the moment it gives of the museum of art Nun. In the street Hatunrumiyoc you can appreciate an old Inca wall that was part of the palace of the Inca Rock, it highlights the stone of the famous twelve angles for the perfect work and assembling of their corners.

The admiral's Palacio
He/she marries of the Inca garcilaso of the vega
Museum before Columbus art larco

Complex archaeological of sacsahuman
The complex embraces 33 archaeological places of those which the but well-known s the strength of the Sacsayhuaman this it would have been in fact a construction of religious character. but their location and style was considered by the Spaniards and columnists like military construction.

Complex archaeological of qenko
It would date of the year 1500 d.c quenko or labyrinth is considered a sacred place.

Complex archaeological of pukapukara
The complex has numerous enclosures, interior squares, aqueducts watchtowers and roads, it would have served as tambo or place of rest and lodging.

Complex archaeological of tambomachay
Tambomachay would make fulfilled an important religious function linked to the water and wing regeneration of the earth. it is calculated that it was built the year 1500. D. C.

Pancartambo county.
Three cross s a natural mirador that is located in and limit of the reservation of biosphere of the Manu, in this place the call white ray. Phenomenon that takes place when the sun is born in the horizon in that moment the light it crosses the humid atmosphere and it is distorted as if it crossed a prism, the effect it is of three suns.

Quispicanchis county

Oropesa town
Pikillacta
Andahuaylillas temple
Complex archaeological of tipon

County of Urubamba
Located in the heart of the sacred valley in to the prehispanic time it was a very important agricultural center in their economy it is based on the agriculture and the tourism to the you the area but welcoming.

Chincheros town
Maras Pablo
Yucay town
Maras Salineras
Archaeological group of moray
Archaeological group of ollantaytambo
Historical sanctuary of machu Pichu

GASTRONOMY:
The traditional places to prove the food cuzqueña are the chicherias and picanterías, there typical plates can be enjoyed among those that highlight
Kapchi: I cook or soup of beans or of mushrooms with potatoes, milk and cheese
Pork crackling with motto: pig meat cooked in their own fat accompanied by motto of threshed corn
Humita, tamale, saralawa, line chuno, marinade, meat olluco.

FESTIVITIES
Chiaraje 20 January
Toqto fights 2 February
Movable Qoyllority
Gentleman of movable torrechayoc
Corpus movable chisti
Inti raymi 24 June
Our carmen lady 16 July
I celebrate of quillabamba 25 - 29 July
Pachamama raymi or the mother's earth day 01 August
Gentleman of Huanta 14 September
Santuaranticuy 24 December