Cusco

E21511
World Heritage Site city former national capital

Cusco is a historic city in southeastern Peru that served as the capital of the Inca Empire and is now a major gateway to Machu Picchu.

Observed surface forms (9)

Surface form As subject As object
Cuzco 0 9
City of Cusco 0 3
Cusco area 0 1
Cusco city 0 1
Cusco, Peru 0 1
Cuzco, Viceroyalty of Peru 0 1
Qosqo 0 1
city of Cusco 0 1
city of Cuzco 0 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf World Heritage Site →
city →
former national capital →
capitalOf Cusco Region →
surface form: Cusco Province

Cusco Region →
climateClassification subtropical highland climate →
continent South America →
country Peru →
currency Peruvian sol →
demographics significant Quechua-speaking population →
elevationAboveSeaLevel about 11152 feet →
about 3399 metres →
formerCapitalOf Inca Empire →
founder Manco Cápac →
surface form: Manco Cápac (legendary)
governingBody Municipality of Cusco →
hasAirport Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport →
hasUNESCOCriteria (iii) →
(iv) →
(v) →
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site →
heritageDesignationDate 1983 →
historicalPeriod Inca Empire →
Spanish colonization of the Americas →
surface form: Spanish colonial era
isPartOf Machu Picchu →
surface form: Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu tourist circuit
knownFor Inca and colonial architecture →
archaeological sites →
cultural tourism →
localName Cusco self-link →
Cusco self-linksurface differs →
surface form: Cuzco

Cusco self-linksurface differs →
surface form: Qosqo
locatedIn southeastern Peru →
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Cusco Region →
surface form: Cusco Province

Cusco Region →
officialLanguage Spanish →
partOf Andes →
population about 430000 →
postalCode 08000 →
primaryReligion Roman Catholicism →
recognizedLanguage Aymara →
Quechua →
timeZone Peru Time →
tourismAttraction Plaza de Armas of Cusco →
Qorikancha →
Sacred Valley →
surface form: Sacred Valley of the Incas

Sacsayhuamán →
gateway to Machu Picchu →
historic centre of Cusco →
utcOffset −05:00 →

Referenced by (58)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Túpac Amaru → placeOfDeath → Cusco →
Sapa Inca → residence → Cusco →
Viña del Mar → twinCity → Cusco →
this entity surface form: Cuzco
Peru Time → usedInCity → Cusco →
Viracocha → worshipCenter → Cusco →
this entity surface form: Cuzco