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PRESENT OF CUSCO
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A 1950 earthquake shook the city, causing the destruction of more than one third of the city's structures. Later, the city began to establish itself as a focal point for tourism and began to receive a greater number of tourists.Since the 1990s, touri... |
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HONORS OF CUSCO
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In 1933, the Congress of Americanists met in La Plata, Argentina and declared the city as the Archeological Capital of the Americas.In 1978, the 7th Convention of Mayors of Great World Cities met in Milan,Italy and declared Cusco a Cultural Heritage ... |
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REPUBLICAN ERA IN CUSCO
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After Peru declared its independence in 1821,Cusco maintained its importance within the administrative structure of the country. Upon independence, the government created the Department of Cusco, maintaining authority over territory extending to the ... |
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SPANISH INVASION IN CUSCO
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The first Spaniards arrived in the city on 15 November 1533. Francisco Pizarro officially arrived in Cusco on 23 March 1534, renaming it the "Very noble and great city of Cusco". The many buildings constructed after the Hispanic invasion have a mixtu... |
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INCA HISTORY
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Cusco was the capital of the Inca Empire (13th century-1532). Many believe that the city was planned as an effigy in the shape of a puma, a sacred animal.Under the Inca, the city had two sectors: the urin and hanan. Each were further divided to each ... |
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KILLKE CULTURE OF CUSCO
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The Killke occupied the region from 900 to 1200, prior to the arrival of the Incas in the 13th century. Carbon 14 dating of Sacsayhuaman, the walled complex outside Cusco, had demonstrated that the Killke culture constructed the fortress about 1100. ... |
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