Cusco and its surroundings

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Cuzco Tambomachay Pukapukara Q'enqo Sacsahuayman
Cuzco was the capital of Inca Empire. Many believe that the city was planned to be shaped like a puma. The city had two sectors: the urin and hanan, which were further divided to each encompass two of the four provinces, Chinchasuyu (NW), Antisuyu (NE), Cuntisuyu (SW), and Collasuyu (SE). A road led from each of these quarters to the corresponding quarter of the empire. Each local leader was required to build a house in the city and live part of the year in Cuzco, but only in the quarter of Cuzco that corresponded to the quarter of the empire he had territory in. After Pachacuti, when an Inca died his title went to one son and his property was given to a corporation controlled by his other relatives, so each title holder had to build a new house and add new lands to the empire, in order to own any home and the land his family needed to maintain it after his death. Andean Indians still abandon their homes and build new ones when they marry, even if no one remains in the house.
According to Inca legend, the city was built by Sapa Inca Pachacuti, the man who transformed the Kingdom of Cuzco from a sleepy city-state into the vast empire of Tahuantinsuyu. But archaeological evidence points to a slower, more organic growth of the city beginning before Pachacuti. There was however a city plan, and two rivers were channeled around the city.
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[tania2160]

@LvisFernando - Me alegra tu entusiasmo por la gran riqueza q' posee nuestra querida PATRIA-PERU y mas por el broche cultural CUSCO -Q'osqo!! rico en tradiciones, historia, ruinas INKAS pruebas tajantes de la grandeza q' tuvieron! y es NUESTRO!! Tienes razon!! el mundo entero admira lo q' por gracia de Dios y la naturaleza nos toco. Tenemos q' demostrar quienes somos como PERUANOS, educandonos bien! aprendiendo a atesorar nuestra historia, sus tradiciones y cumpliendo con ella como debemos.

[tania2160]

Que PROLIFERACION DE COCHES! Cuando yo vivia alli, se temia la destruccion de las RUINAS INKAS por la excesiva circulacion de monoxido de carbon. Posiblemente ya se esten arruinando con lepra-petra,dejando al acido de moxido llagas destructivas. Ojala q' controlen el medio ambiente en este santuario INKA el CUSCO y cuiden de la joya milenaria q' hemos heredado. Esta generacion tiene la obligacion de cuidar esta legacia para la posteridad, hijos de nuestros hijos, sus hijos y sus descendientes..

[pacoco004]

Hojala para la proxima no sea una maravilla del mundo, x q son unos abusivos cobrando una suma encreible a los peruanos...los q piensan ir, no sueñen x q te regresaras de la puerta yo los y visto como se regresaban.. no podian pagar esa cantidad

[DevilCondori]

q hermoso es mi peru

[jilb07]

what train ride? to machu pichu? you are crazy its 3 hours

[niento]

a m a z i n g

[Anama1110]

It takes 3 hours from Cusco to Aguas Calientes, where you have to take a bus (25 minutes more) or walk up to the ruins.The train service is different now (and more expensive). I payed 100 dollars (round trip), for a ticket in the Vista Dome wagon, made mostly of windows for you to enjoy the sights. I can't wait to do it again!

[Julissa279]

The train ride lasts about 7 hrs.

[maibebi]

Merci. Un petit bonjour depuis Seville (Espagne)

J'espère aller bientot au Perou.

[blinknfall]

I am from Peru but I've never been to Cusco, I live in Canada now...how long is it to go from Cusco to Machu Picchu?