Cusco

Cusco
City
Cusco or Cuzco Qosqo or Qusqu (Quechua)
Plaza de Armas with Iglesia de la Compañía de Jesús in the background Sacsayhuamán Qorikancha Cusco Cathedral San Blas Historic Centre
Flag Coat of arms
Nickname(s):  La Ciudad Imperial (The Imperial City), El Ombligo del Mundo (The Navel of the World)
Anthem: Himno del Cusco Qosqo yupaychana taki (English: "Anthem of Cusco")
Districts of Cusco
Cusco Location within Peru Show map of Peru Cusco Location within South America Show map of South America Cusco Location within Earth Show map of Earth
Coordinates: 13°31′1″S 71°58′43″W / 13.51694°S 71.97861°W / -13.51694; -71.97861
Country	Peru
Region	Cusco
Province	Cusco
Founded	23 March 1534[1]
Founded by	Francisco Pizarro
Government
• Mayor	Víctor G. Boluarte Medina
Area
• Total	385.1 km2 (148.7 sq mi)
Elevation	3,399 m (11,152 ft)
Population  (2017)
• Total	428,450
• Rank	7th in Peru
• Density	1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	cuzqueño/a, cusqueño/a
Demographics [a]
• Ethnic groups	64.0% Indigenous 63.0% Quechua 0.8% Aimara 0.1% Amazonian[b] 0.1% Other indigenous groups[c] 31.0% Mestizo (mixed White and Indigenous) 1.9% White 0.8% Other 2.3% No answer
GDP (PPP, constant 2015 values)
• Year	2023
• Total	$4.2 billion[2]
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5
UBIGEO	08000
Area code	84
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Official name	City of Cusco
Location	Latin America and the Caribbean
Criteria	Cultural: iii, iv
Reference	273
Inscription	1983 (7th Session)

Cusco or Cuzco^[d] (Latin American Spanish: [ˈkusko]; Quechua: Qosqo or Qusqu, both pronounced [ˈqosqɔ]) is a city in southeastern Peru, near the Sacred Valley of the Andes mountain range and the Huatanay river. It is the capital of the eponymous province and department.

The city was the capital of the Inca Empire until the 16th-century Spanish conquest. In 1983, Cusco was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO with the title "City of Cusco". It has become a major tourist destination, hosting over 2 million visitors a year and providing passage to numerous Incan ruins, such as Machu Picchu, one of the Seven modern wonders of the world and others. The Constitution of Peru (1993) designates the city as the Historical Capital of Peru.^[3]

Cusco is the seventh-most populous city in Peru; in 2017, it had a population of 428,450. It is also the largest city in the Peruvian Andes and the region is the seventh-most populous metropolitan area of Peru. Its elevation is around 3,400 m (11,200 ft). The largest district in the city is the Cusco District, which has a population of 114,630 in 2017, making about one fourth of the cities total population.

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