Cuzco

The Church of La Compania on the Plaza de Armas in Cusco

Cuzco or Cusco (Quechua Qosqo, population 300,000), is a city in southeastern Peru in the Huatanay Valley of the Andes mountain range. It is the capital of the department of Cusco.

Cuzco is a high altitude city (~3400 meters/11,024 feet above sea level) of moderate size. Its name, in the Quechua language, means "navel"; it was the