| Country |
Province
State |
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City
Town |
District |
Site OR Event |
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Description |
Year
Taken |
| Peru |
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Lake Titicaca |
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Dramatic landscape across Lake Titicaca. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Lake Titicaca |
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Boat on the lake. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Titicaca Basin |
Sillustani |
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Sillustani is set on a peninsula on Lake Umayo. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Titicaca Basin |
Sillustani |
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Sillustani is a burial site for nobles of the Aymara speaking Chollas. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Titicaca Basin |
Sillustani |
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The site dates from the 15th century. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Titicaca Basin |
Sillustani |
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The dead were buried in towers called Chullpas, the tallest being 12m high. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Titicaca Basin |
Sillustani |
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Chullpas have a small entrance facing East so that the rising Sun would give new life to the dead. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Titicaca Basin |
Sillustani |
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View of Umayo Lake. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Titicaca Basin |
Sillustani |
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Carving of a lizard. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Titicaca Basin |
Sillustani |
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Sphere carved from the stone. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Titicaca Basin |
Sillustani |
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Stone tomb with opening. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Titicaca Basin |
Sillustani |
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Wives and servants would also be buried with the deceased noble. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Titicaca Basin |
Sillustani |
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The stonework of Chullpas is considered more complex than the better known Incas. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Titicaca Basin |
Sillustani |
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One of the rare square Chullpas. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Titicaca Basin |
Sillustani |
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Some structures are made from smaller stones. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Titicaca Basin |
Sillustani |
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An almost complete tomb. |
1995 |
| Peru |
|
Titicaca Basin |
Sillustani |
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Flowering cactus. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Titicaca Basin |
Sillustani |
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Carved rock from a chullpa. |
1995 |
| Peru |
|
Titicaca Basin |
Sillustani |
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There are several stone circles at the site. |
1995 |
| Peru |
|
Titicaca Basin |
Sillustani |
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The site overlooks Lake Umayo. |
1995 |
| Peru |
|
Titicaca Basin |
Sillustani |
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View of the lake. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Titicaca Basin |
Sillustani |
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Settlement on the far side of the lake. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Titicaca Basin |
Sillustani |
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Late afternoon over the lake. |
1995 |
| Peru |
|
Titicaca Basin |
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The Titicaca Basin contains Lake Titicaca at 3810m. |
1995 |
| Peru |
|
Titicaca Basin |
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Alpacas at a small village. |
1995 |
| Peru |
|
Titicaca Basin |
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Channels for water that would stop frost forming at night by its retention of solar heat. |
1995 |
| Peru |
|
Titicaca Basin |
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Ditches used for heat absorbing water built by pre Hispanic civilisations. |
1995 |
| Peru |
|
Titicaca Basin |
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The plains are exposed to extreme weather. |
1995 |
| Peru |
|
Titicaca Basin |
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All rivers flow into Lake Titicaca. |
1995 |
| Peru |
|
Titicaca Basin |
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Isolated settlement. |
1995 |
| Peru |
|
Titicaca Basin |
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Quechua villagers. |
1995 |
| Peru |
|
Titicaca Basin |
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Couple on a bicycle. |
1995 |
| Peru |
|
Titicaca Basin |
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Tree-less landscape. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Titicaca Basin |
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Small village on the plain. |
1995 |
| Peru |
|
Titicaca Basin |
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Llamas and alpacas, animals that thrive at high altitudes. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Titicaca Basin |
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The region is above the tree line. |
1995 |
| Peru |
|
Titicaca Basin |
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Remote house overlooked by snow capped mountain. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Titicaca Basin |
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Desolate landscape. |
1995 |
| Peru |
|
Titicaca Basin |
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Station with Aymara traders on the Puno to Cuzco railway. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Titicaca Basin |
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The altiplano. |
1995 |
| Peru |
|
Titicaca Basin |
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Two houses. |
1995 |
| Peru |
|
Titicaca Basin |
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Isolated homestead. |
1995 |
| Peru |
|
Titicaca Basin |
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Village in a side valley. |
1995 |
| Peru |
|
Titicaca Basin |
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Birdlife over isolated communities at 4000m. |
1995 |
| Peru |
|
Titicaca Basin |
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Dark and gloomy landcsape. |
1995 |
| Peru |
|
Titicaca Basin |
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Llamas grazing. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Titicaca Basin |
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Farming scene at 4000m. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Titicaca Basin |
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High altitude farm. |
1995 |
| Peru |
|
Titicaca Basin |
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Treeless grasslands. |
1995 |
| Peru |
|
Titicaca Basin |
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Dramatic weather and landscape. |
1995 |
| Peru |
|
Titicaca Basin |
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Raya Pass |
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Settlement near the Raya Pass. |
1995 |
| Peru |
|
Titicaca Basin |
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Raya Pass |
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Landscape at over 4000m. |
1995 |
| Peru |
|
Titicaca Basin |
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Raya Pass |
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The Puno to Cuzco train approaching the Raya Pass. |
1995 |
| Peru |
|
Titicaca Basin |
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Raya Pass |
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Llamas. |
1995 |
| Peru |
|
Titicaca Basin |
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Raya Pass |
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Dramatic landscape. |
1995 |
| Peru |
|
Titicaca Basin |
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Raya Pass |
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View from the 4312m Raya Pass. Rivers flowing South drain into Lake Titicaca. Rivers flowing North flow into the Urubamba River, a tributary of the Amazon. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Urubamba Valley |
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Raya Pass |
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Glacier at the pass. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Urubamba Valley |
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Raya Pass |
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Dramatic landscape. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Urubamba Valley |
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Raya Pass |
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The Urubamba Valley near the 4312m high Raya Pass. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Urubamba Valley |
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Stream flowing North down the valley. This will eventually become the Urubamba River, a tributary of the Amazon. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Urubamba Valley |
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Quechua family. |
1995 |
| Peru |
|
Urubamba Valley |
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Side valley. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Urubamba Valley |
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A small gorge in the valley. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Urubamba Valley |
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The Urubamba Valley is fertile below 4000m. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Urubamba Valley |
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The valley floor is fertile and colourful. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Urubamba Valley |
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One of the many small villages in the valley. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Urubamba Valley |
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Springtime in the valley. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Urubamba Valley |
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Farming the land. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Urubamba Valley |
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Village in the fertile valley floor. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Urubamba Valley |
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The valley is very fertile. |
1995 |
| Peru |
|
Urubamba Valley |
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Terraces above a village in a side valley. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Urubamba Valley |
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The Urubamba River waters the valley. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Urubamba Valley |
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Well watered agricultural land. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Urubamba Valley |
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Bridge over the river. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Urubamba Valley |
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Cattle grazing under a dramatic sky. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Urubamba Valley |
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Village on the valley plain. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Urubamba Valley |
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Village in a green area. |
1995 |
| Peru |
|
Urubamba Valley |
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Trees line the river. |
1995 |
| Peru |
|
Urubamba Valley |
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Cattle and crops. |
1995 |
| Peru |
|
Urubamba Valley |
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Settlements and farms. |
1995 |
| Peru |
|
Urubamba Valley |
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The tree line. |
1995 |
| Peru |
|
Urubamba Valley |
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Terraces in the hillside. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Urubamba Valley |
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River rapids and a bridge. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Urubamba Valley |
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Narrow gorge. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Urubamba Valley |
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The Urubamba River irrigates the valley. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Urubamba Valley |
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Cattle. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Urubamba Valley |
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The Urubamba River, which eventually passes through the heartland of the Incas and joins the Amazon. |
1995 |
| Peru |
|
Urubamba Valley |
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The railway from Puno approaching Cuzco. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Cuzco |
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The city of Cuzco in the Sacred Valley. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Cuzco |
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Cuzco is South America's longest continuously inhabited city. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Cuzco |
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Cuzco became the first Inca capital during the 12th century. The name means "the Earth's navel" in the Inca language, Quechua. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Cuzco |
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The city was conquered by the Spanish in 1533. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Cuzco |
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The descendants of the Incas still live in the city and speak their language, Quechua. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Cuzco |
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The city lies at an altitude of 3400m. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Cuzco |
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Much of the city uses Inca stonework in its buildings. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Cuzco |
Plaza de Armas |
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The Plaza de Armas is the centre of Cuzco. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Cuzco |
Plaza de Armas |
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The plaza is the site of the death of the last Inca emperor, Tupac Amaru II. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Cuzco |
Plaza de Armas |
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The Spanish conqistador, Francisco Pizarro, proclaimed the conquest of Cuzco in the plaza. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Cuzco |
Plaza de Armas |
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Cuzco, the Inca capital, is the largest town in the region. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Cuzco |
Plaza de Armas |
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The Peruvian flag (left) and the Inca flag. |
1995 |
were added from 1 February 2025.