WHS+-+City+of+Cuzco+(Peru)

 WHAT IS A WORLD HERITAGE SITE
=== 1. A World Heritage Site is a cultural or natural site, monument, city or geographical habitat that is deemed irreplaceable and threatened, and thus deserving of protection and preservation by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization ( [|UNESCO] ). ===

 PURPOSE OF A WORLD HERITAGE SITE
===2. The purpose of a world heritage site is so that people can learn about historic or places that are endangered ===

 CURRENT MAP
===3. To view a current map of Cuzco using google maps click [|here] ===

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 =====  WHERE IT'S LOCATED

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4. Located in southern Peru at an altitude of 11151 feet (3399m), Cuzco, also known as Cusco or Qosqo (meaning navel or bellybutton in Quechua) is considered the oldest living city on the American continent with a continuous habitation extending for over 3000 years. =====

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The origins of Cusco are lost in the dark night of pre-history. Archaeological excavations reveal that a primitive population already lived in the area around 3 thousand years ago. Their constructions even served as bases for Inca temples such as Qoricancha (the Temple of the Sun). =====

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As legend goes, the city was founded by the first Inca, Manco Capac, when he was given with task of finding the navel of the earth. There he would be able to strike a golden rod into the ground where it sink into ground. It is here in a fertile valley that Cusco was founded. The city grew over time and was the capital of the Incan empire. =====

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