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Cusco, also spelled Cuzco, is a department and region in Peru and is the fourth largest department in the country, after Madre de Dios, Ucayali, and Loreto. It borders the departments of Ucayali on the north; Madre de Dios and Puno on the east; Arequipa on the south; and Apurímac, Ayacucho and Junín on the west. Its capital is Cusco, the historical capital of the Inca Empire.
The Sacred Valley of the Incas, or the Urubamba Valley, is a valley in the Andes of Peru, north of the Inca capital of Cusco. It is located in the present-day Peruvian region of Cusco. In colonial documents it was referred to as the "Valley of Yucay." The Sacred Valley was incorporated slowly into the incipient Inca Empire during the period from 1000 to 1400.
Urubamba Province is one of thirteen provinces in the Cusco Region in the southern highlands of Peru.
Raqch'i (Quechua) is an Inca archaeological site in Peru located in the Cusco Region, Canchis Province, San Pedro District, near the populated place Raqch'i. It is 3480 meters above sea level and 110 kilometers from the city of Cuzco. It also known as the Temple of Wiracocha, one of its constituents. Both lie along the Vilcanota River. The site has experienced a recent increase in tourism in recent years, with 83,334 visitors to the site in 2006, up from 8,183 in 2000 and 452 in 1996.
Yucay is a town in southern Peru. It is the capital of the Yucay District, which is near the center of Urubamba Province in the Cusco Region of southern Peru.
Q'enqo, Qenko,Kenko, or Quenco is an archaeological site in the Sacred Valley of Peru located in the Cusco Region, Cusco Province, Cusco District, about 6 km north east of Cusco. The site was declared a Cultural Heritage (Patrimonio Cultural) of the Cusco Region by the National Institute of Culture.
Pumahuanca, Pumahuanja or Yucay is a 5,318-metre-high (17,448 ft) mountain in the Urubamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Cusco Region, on the boundary between Calca and Urubamba provinces, northwest of Urubamba. It lies northwest of Chicón and west of Capacsaya.
Usnu is an archaeological site in Peru. It is located in the Huánuco Region, Pachitea Province, Umari District, at a height of about 2,833 metres (9,295 ft).
Muyu Urqu is an archaeological site and a prominent hill in Peru. It is situated in the Cusco Region, Cusco Province, Santiago District, east of the mountain Araway Qhata, at the right bank of Watanay River. The mountain with the archaeological remains is about 3,400 metres (11,155 ft) high.
Llamachayuq Qaqa, Wakan Wayq'u or Wakanwayq'u(Waqhan Wayq'o, Waqhanhuayq'o, Waqhanwayq'o) is an archaeological site with rock paintings in Peru. It is situated in the Cusco Region, Canchis Province, Combapata District. The site with paintings of llamas lies in a valley named Wakanwayq'u at a height of about 3,535 metres (11,598 ft).
T'uqu T'uquyuq or Machu Machuyuq is an archaeological site with rock paintings in Peru. It is situated in the Cusco Region, Urubamba Province, Yucay District. The site lies at a height of about 3,150 metres (10,335 ft) on the slopes of the mountain Saywa (Sayhua).
Ayamachay is an archaeological site with rock paintings in Peru. It is situated in the Cusco Region, Canchis Province, Combapata District, above the left bank of the Salqa or Salcca river near the village of Oroscocha or Oroscocha. The paintings are predominantly white and show abstract or geometrical figures.
Llamayuq is an archaeological site with tombs and rock paintings in Peru. It is situated in the Cusco Region, Calca Province, Calca District. The site lies at a height of about 4,000 metres (13,123 ft) on the slope of Llamayuq Q'asa, also known as Qucha Quyllur, in a valley called Wakan Wayq'u (Waqhanhuayq’o).
Khichuqaqa is an archaeological site in Peru with rock paintings and tombs nearby. It is situated in the Cusco Region, Urubamba Province, Urubamba District. The site lies at a height of about 3,160 metres (10,367 ft) on the slope of the mountain Kapuliyuq.
Intiyuq K'uchu is an archaeological site in Peru with rock paintings. It is located in the Cusco Region, Calca Province, Lamay District. Intiyuq K'uchu is situated at a height of about 3,800 metres (12,467 ft).
Wayna Tawqaray is an archaeological site in Peru. It is located in the Cusco Region, Cusco Province, San Sebastián District, about 5 km southeast of the center of Cusco. Wayna Tawqaray is situated at a height of about 3,600 metres (11,811 ft) on the slope of the mountain Tawqaray (Taucaray). The mountain with the archaeological remains lies southeast of the mountain Araway Qhata and the hill Muyu Urqu, above the river Watanay.
Hatun Machay is a rock forest with archaeological remains in Peru. It was declared a National Cultural Heritage by Resolución Directoral No. 944/INC-2010 on May 7, 2010. Hatun Mach'ay is situated on the western side of the Cordillera Negra in the Ancash Region, Recuay Province, Pampas Chico District, at a height of about 4,200 metres (13,780 ft).
Pumawasi (Quechua is a rocky cave with pre-Columbian rock-art in Peru. It is situated in the Cusco Region, Anta Province, Chinchaypujio District. Pumawasi lies in the north of the district, west of the mountain Yuraqqaqa .
Chaquicocha is a 4,895-metre-high (16,060 ft) mountain at a little lake of that name in the Urubamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Cusco Region, Calca Province, Calca District, and in the Urubamba Province, in the districts of Huayllabamba and Yucay. It lies southwest of Huamanchoque and southeast of Chicon.