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Fun fact 4 about Cusco

Iglesia de la Compañía de Jesús, Plaza de Armas, Cusco, Perú, 2015-07-31, DD 74
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In 2006, Cusco was found to have the highest average ultraviolet light levels of any populated location on Earth.

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Cusco

Peru

Country
Peru
Population
428.4K
Coordinates
-13.53, -71.97
527th most populous city in the world

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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