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20 maj 2018 · Cuzco, Peru ( was the political and religious capital of the vast empire of the Incas of South America. Over five hundred years after the city was taken over by the Spanish conquistadors, Cuzco's Incan architecture is still gloriously intact and visible to visitors.
The Inca Empire was preceded by two large-scale empires in the Andes: the Tiwanaku (c. 300 –1100 AD), based around Lake Titicaca, and the Wari or Huari (c. 600 –1100 AD), centered near the city of Ayacucho. The Wari occupied the Cuzco area for about 400 years.
10 paź 2024 · Formerly the capital of the extensive Inca empire, it retains much of its highly crafted early stone architecture, which is typically preserved in the foundations and lower stories of Spanish colonial structures. Cuzco was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1983.
The Inca state was known as the Kingdom of Cuzco before 1438. Over the course of the Inca Empire, the Inca used conquest and peaceful assimilation to incorporate the territory of modern-day Peru, followed by a large portion of western South America, into their empire, centered on the Andean mountain range.
Cuzco (also Cusco or Qosqo) was the religious and administrative capital of the Inca Empire which flourished in ancient Peru between c. 1400 and 1534 CE. The Incas controlled territory from Quito to...
15 wrz 2014 · The Inca capital of Cuzco (from qosqo, meaning 'dried-up lake bed' or perhaps derived from cozco, a particular stone marker in the city) was the religious and administrative centre of the empire and had a population of up to 150,000 at its peak. Dominated by the sacred gold-covered and emerald-studded Coricancha complex (or Temple of the Sun ...
The Spanish arrival in the 16th century marked a devastating and transformative chapter in the history of the Inca Empire and its capital, Cuzco. This period was characterized by violent conflict, political upheaval, and the rapid decline of Inca power in the face of European colonialism.
