| Page Views: 2,847 Last Visit to Cusco: April, 2000 | El ombligo del Mundo (World's Navel) by andal13 - last update: Jul 7, 2003 |
Cusco (Q'osqo) is a beutiful old city hidden among high mountains. Its name means "World's Navel"; it was the capital of the Incan Empire, conquered by Spaniards. You can walk along narrow streets and find incan and colonial constructions, that guides you gently to the past.
Absolutely charming!
Cusco has a population of 300.000; 60% are catholics; the picture shows Plaza de Armas (Parade Ground) during the preliminaries of Black Friday's Procession.
Cusco (Q'osco) es una bella ciudad antigua escondida entre montañas. Su nombre significa "ombligo del mundo"; fue la capital del Imperio Incaico, conquistado por los españoles. Puedes caminar por sus callecitas y observar construcciones incas y coloniales, que te van llevando lentamente hacia el pasado.
Cusco tiene una población de 300.000 habitantes, el 60 % de los cuales practica el catolicismo; la foto muestra la Plaza de Armas durante los preparativos para la procesión de Viernes Santo. |
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| Pros: | "A place with Historical and human charms" | | Cons: | "Few oxygen!" | | In A Nutshell: | "A meeting with History" |
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Bwise Mon Oct 24, 2005 16:11 UTC
Muchas gracias andal13 por la informacion. Espero que mi visita al Peru sea muy agradable y que pueda comprar muchos regalos bonitas para mi familia. | SirRichard Tue Apr 12, 2005 22:14 UTC
Creia que el ombligo del mundo era Delphi... bueno, eso será para los griegos, supongo :-)) | Bwana_Brown Sun Feb 20, 2005 22:25 UTC
Cusco looks like a fantastic destination Andrea! It was interesting to read your tips about how the Inca were clever enough to build their buildings to withstand earthquakes! Very solid looking structures. A great page! | frank_delargy Mon Sep 27, 2004 23:51 UTC
I am planning a trip to Peru in March an found your pages very helpful. I love that you did them bilingual. bravo! |
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