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Cuzco:
The navel of the world
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Cuzco is an international city located in the Andes mountains of the Peruvian sierra. Cuzco was the center of the Incan Empire and the navel of the world for its citizens. The archaeological site, Machu Picchu, located very close to the city of Cuzco, is the most often visited in South America. To learn more, visit a website like: http://www.cuscoperu.com
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The famous 12-sided stone
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The Cathedral
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La Compañía church
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| A view of Cuzco from close to Sacsayhuamán | The archaeological site, Machu Picchu | |||||||||||||||||||
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| The White Christ of Sacsayhuamán | Indigenous women dressed in traditional clothing with their lambs. | |||||||||||||||||||
| A sculpture of an Inca in the entrance of the Museo del Inka | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| A view of Sacsayhuamán at Inti Raymi | ||||||||||||||||||||
| The Inca and some priests at the most important ceremony of the Inti Raymi festival | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| A musical group at the Cuesta de San Blas | ||||||||||||||||||||
| The central fountain in the Plaza de Armas | ||||||||||||||||||||