Country Peru Capital Cusco Highest elevation 4,801 m (15,751 ft) Dialling code 484 | Largest city Cusco Elevation(Capital) 3,399 m (11,152 ft) Area 71,986 km² Date formed April 26, 1822 | |
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Subdivisions 13 provinces and 108 districts Colleges and Universities National University of Saint Anthony the Abbot in Cuzco Clubs and Teams Cienciano, Real Garcilaso, Deportivo Garcilaso Points of interest Machu Picchu, Saksaywaman, Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady, Inca Trail to Machu Picchu, Sacred Valley Destinations Machu Picchu, Cusco, Machupicchu - Peru, Ollantaytambo, Quillabamba | ||
Cusco (Quechua: Qosqo suyu, also spelled Cuzco) is a region in Peru. It is bordered by the Ucayali Region on the north; the Madre de Dios and Puno regions on the east; the Arequipa Region on the south; and the Apurímac, Ayacucho and Junín regions on the west. Its capital is Cusco, the capital of the Inca Empire.
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Map of Cusco, Peru
Provinces
Geography
The plain of Anta contains some of the best communal cultivated lands of the Cusco Region. It is located about 3,000 metres (9,800 ft) above sea level and is used to cultivate mainly high altitude crops such as potatoes, tarwi (edible lupin), barley and quinoa.
Languages
According to the 2007 Peru Census, the language learnt first by most of the residents was Quechua (51.40%), followed by Spanish (46.86%). The Quechua variety spoken in this region is Cusco Quechua.
The following table shows the results concerning the language learnt first in the Cusco Region by province: