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    Historic Centre of Cusco (Spanish: Centro histórico de Cusco, CHC), is the historic city centre of the Peruvian city of Cusco, the former capital of the...
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    Cusco or Cuzco (Spanish: [ˈkusko]; Quechua: Qosqo or Qusqu, pronounced [ˈqɔsqɔ]) is a city in southeastern Peru, near the Sacred Valley of the Andes mountain...
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    Cathedral of Cusco or Cathedral Basilica of the Virgin of the Assumption is the main temple of the city of Cusco, in Peru and houses the headquarters of the...
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  • in the Cusco Region Cusco District, district in Cusco Province Historic Centre of Cuzco, a UNESCO World Heritage Site located within the city of the same...
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    The Historic Centre of Lima (Spanish: Centro histórico de Lima) is the historic city centre of the city of Lima, the capital of Peru. Located in the city's...
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    lit. 'fortress of the royal falcon or hawk') is a citadel on the northern outskirts of the city of Cusco, Peru, the historic capital of the Inca Empire...
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  • San Blas (Asunción) San Blas (Cusco), a neighbourhood in the historic city centre of Cusco San Blas (Madrid), a district of Madrid San Blas (Madrid Metro)...
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    above the Sacred Valley, which is 80 kilometers (50 mi) northwest of the city of Cusco. The Urubamba River flows past it, cutting through the Cordillera...
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    Pachacútec (Quechua: Pachakutiy Inka Yupanki), was the ninth Sapa Inca of the Chiefdom of Cusco, which he transformed into the Inca Empire (Quechua: Tawantinsuyu)...
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    centre, which is among the most visited places in the country. The historic centre with the Český Krumlov Castle complex is protected by law as an urban...
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  • Heritage Committee, held in Florence, Italy in 1983: "City of Cusco" and the "Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu". Nine sites are listed as cultural sites...
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    Iglesia de la Recoleta (Peru) (category Roman Catholic churches in Cusco)
    part of the Monumental Zone of Cuzco, which was declared a Historical Monument of Peru. Likewise, in 1983, being part of the historic centre of the city...
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    Jirón Cuzco (redirect from Jirón Cusco)
    Cuzco is a major street in the Damero de Pizarro, located in the historic centre of Lima, Peru. The street starts at its intersection with the Jirón de...
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    archbishop of Kraków, was elevated to the papacy as Pope John Paul, the first non-Italian pope in 455 years. The Old Town and historic centre of Kraków,...
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    Inca complex at Písac (category Archaeological sites in Cusco Region)
    from other tribes declined the villagers moved closer to the main road to Cusco and Urcos. It is unknown when the complex that remains today was built,...
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    to fruition. Cusco (1990) Uicheon (1055–1191), founder of the Cheontae Buddhist sect Ch'oe Ch'ung-hŏn (1149–1219), a military ruler of Korea during the...
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    Peru (redirect from Republic of Peru)
    travel. The places most visited by tourists are the cities of Lima and its historic center, Cusco, which is characterized by its Inca and colonial architecture...
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    Cusco. After this period, cultural mixture reached richer expression in the Baroque. Some examples of Baroque architecture in Peru are the convent of...
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    two of the most luxurious rail services in the world, The Hiram Bingham and the Andean explorer, as a segment of its route goes from the city of Cusco to...
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    of South America to affirm the right of Indigenous people to self-government. Speaking in Santa Cruz Department, the President called it "a historic day...
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  • ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-02-05. Centre, UNESCO World Heritage. "Historic Centre of Puebla". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2024-02-05. visit-mexico...
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    second Cusco, a regional capital. After the defeat of the Cañari, likely in the 1470s, the Inca emperor, Tupac Yupanqui, ordered the construction of a grand...
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    Imo, Africa's tallest statue of Jesus and fifth tallest statue on the continent (8.53 m, 28.0 ft) Peru Cristo Blanco in Cusco Cristo del Pacífico in Lima...
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  • that have received names, and explains the meanings of those names. Official naming citations of newly named small Solar System bodies are approved and...
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    Venice Simplon-Orient-Express (category Railtour operators of the United Kingdom)
    from Cusco to the Lake Titicaca and Arequipa. Since then the former day train with the same name and on the same route (however, only between Cusco and...
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    Sucre (redirect from Historic City of Sucre)
    needed] Notably, Sucre contains one of the best preserved Hispanic colonial and republican historic city centres in the Western Hemisphere - similar to...
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    Baguio (redirect from City of Baguio)
    Ormoc, Leyte Pavia, Iloilo San Carlos, Negros Occidental Zamboanga City Cusco, Peru Gongju, South Korea Hangzhou, China Hanyū, Saitama, Japan Honolulu...
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  • (FDTC), the Túpac Amaru Cusco Agrarian Revolutionary Federation (Fartac), the Cusco University Federation (FUC), the Sutep and the Cusco Regional Youth Assembly...
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    Casa de Pilatos (Lima) (category Historic Centre of Lima)
    in front of the Basilica and Convent of San Francisco in the historic centre of Lima, which currently functions as the de facto headquarters of the Constitutional...
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    church and convent are part of the Historic Centre of Lima, which was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1991. The Church of San Francisco de Jesús...
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