Cusco City

Cusco is a city located in the southeastern of Peru. It’s the capital of the Cusco Region and used to be the capital city of the ancient Inca Empire.

Experts believe that the area where Cusco is built was first occupied during the 9^th century by the Killke people. These original inhabitants where later replaced by the small Kingdom of Cusco, which after a series of expansion wars became the Inca Empire or Tawantinsuyo. Many of the Pre-Columbian buildings of Cusco were built during the Inca era.

After the Spanish conquest, Cusco was turned into a colonial city. During this time, the foundations of the modern city of Cusco were laid out. Structures such as the Main Cathedral were built during this era. It’s worth noting that most colonial structures were built above pre-existing Inca sites.