| UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
|---|---|
 View of the city's main square | |
| Location | Cusco, Peru |
| Criteria | Cultural: (iii)(iv) |
| Reference | 273 |
| Inscription | 1983 (7th Session) |
| Area | 142.48 ha (352.1 acres) |
| Buffer zone | 284.93 ha (704.1 acres) |
| Coordinates | 13°31′2.194″S 71°58′48.014″W / 13.51727611°S 71.98000389°W |
  Location of Historic Centre of Cusco in Peru | |
The Historic Centre of Cusco (Spanish: Centro histórico de Cusco, CHC),[1] is the historic city centre of the Peruvian city of Cusco, the former capital of the Inca Empire. It consists of two areas: the first is the Monumental Zone established by the Peruvian government in 1972, and the second one—contained within the first one—is the World Heritage Site established by UNESCO in 1983 under the name of City of Cuzco (Spanish: Ciudad del Cusco),[2] where a selected number of buildings are marked with the organisation's blue-and-white shield since 2021.[3]
Originally the capital of the Inca Empire, it was captured by the Spanish Empire in 1533 as a result of the Inca Civil War, becoming an important urban centre of the Viceroyalty of Peru, as well as its capital after the capture of Lima in 1821 during the Peruvian War of Independence. After a republic was established, the city lost its influence to Lima, the capital of independent Peru. It is one of the most important tourist destinations of Peru.[4]
- ^ Catálogo de Monumentos de Arquitectura Civil Cusqueña Declarada como Patrimonio Cultural de la Nación (PDF) (in Spanish). INC, COPLAN. 2008. pp. 9, 14–68. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-04-18.
- ^ "City of Cuzco". World Heritage Convention. UNESCO.
- ^ "Cusco: Unesco le otorga el Escudo Azul a la casa del Inca Garcilaso de la Vega". Perú 21. 2021-05-04.
- ^ Arias Schreiber, Félix (2024-04-20). "Estos son los 10 atractivos más visitados del Perú: el primero está en Lima". Infobae.
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