Cusco

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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.

All labels observed (13)

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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

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

Late Horizon hasKeySite Cusco
Mama Runtu placeOfResidence Cusco
this entity surface form: Cusco (Inca Empire)
PET usedAsOfficialTimeIn Cusco
Mama Ocllo associatedWith Cusco
this entity surface form: Cuzco
Hanan Cuzco dynasty seat Cusco
Inca people capital Cusco
Inca people capital Cusco
this entity surface form: Qosqo
Sinchi Roca capital Cusco
Sinchi Roca governedFrom Cusco
Spanish colonial road system connected Cusco
this entity surface form: Cuzco