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Cusco

#527 in World

Peru

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Population
428K
Coordinates
-13.5320, -71.9675
Category
cities

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Cusco or Cuzco is a city in southeastern Peru, near the Sacred Valley of the Andes mountain range, and the Huatanay and Urubamba rivers. It is the capital and largest city of the eponymous Cusco Province and Cusco Department. It has historically been one of the largest cultural, economic and political centers of Peru.

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