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   Saqsaywaman

   Sacsayhuamán ( SACK-sy-wuh-mən; Spanish pronunciation: [saksajwaˈman]) or Saksaywaman is a citadel on the northern outskirts of the city of Cusco, Peru, the historic capital of the Inca Empire.

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   Coricancha

   The Coricancha was the most important temple in the Inca Empire, and was described by early Spanish colonialists. It is located in Cusco, Peru, which was the capital of the empire.

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   Tambomachay

   Tambomachay (possibly from Quechua tampu inn, guest house, mach'ay cave, or machay drunkenness, to get drunk or "spindle with thread") is an archaeological site associated with the Inca Empire, located near Cusco, Peru.

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   Puka Pukara

   Puka Pukara (Quechua puka red, pukara fortress, "red fortress", hispanicized spellings Pucapucara, Puca Pucara, Puca Pucará) is a site of military ruins in Peru situated in the Cusco Region, Cusco Province, Cusco District, near Cusco.

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   Q'inqu

   Q'enqo, Qenko, Kenko, or Quenco (all from Quechua for "zig-zag") is an archaeological site in the Sacred Valley of Peru located in the Cusco Region, Cusco Province, Cusco District, located about 6 km north east of Cusco and to the east of Sacsayhuamán.

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   Cusco Cathedral

   The Cathedral of Cusco (Spanish: Catedral de Cusco) or Cathedral Basilica of the Virgin of the Assumption (Spanish: Catedral Basílica de la Virgen de la Asunción) is the main temple of the city of Cusco, in Peru and hous…

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   Church of the Society of Jesus

   The Iglesia de la Compañía de Jesús (Church of the Society of Jesus) is a historic Jesuit church in Cusco, the ancient capital of the Inca Empire, in Cusco Region, Peru.

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   Huchuy Qosqo

   Huchuy Qosqo, (also spelled Yuchuy Cuzco), is an Incan archaeological site north of Cuzco, Peru. Its name is Quechua for "Little Cuzco".

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   Muyuq Marka

   Muyuq Marka, also Muyuqmarka (Quechua, hispanicized spellings Moyoc Marca, Muyucmarca, Muyuqmarca, Muyucmarka, Muyuc Marca, Muyuc Marka), is an archaeological site in Peru.

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    Plaza de Armas

    The Plaza de Armas of Cusco is located in the city of Cusco, Peru. Located in the historic center of the city is the main public space of the town since before its Spanish foundation in 1534.

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   Pisac Archeological Park

   The Inca complex at Pisac is a large Incan complex of agricultural terraces, residences, guard posts, watchtowers and a ceremonial/religious centre located along a mountain ridge above the modern town of Pisac in the Sacred Valley of Peru.

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   Convent of Santo Domingo

   The Church and Convent of Santo Domingo is a 17th-century colonial monastery in the historic centre of Cusco, Peru.

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   Museo Inka

   The Inka Museum is the Archaeological Museum of the National University of San Antonio Abad of Cusco, located in the city of Cusco, Peru. It was previously called the Archaeological Museum of the University of Cusco.

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   Museo de Arte Precolombino Cusco

   The Pre-Columbian Art Museum (also known by the acronym of its Spanish name MAP) is an art museum in Cusco, Peru, dedicated to the display of archaeological artifacts and examples of pre-Columbian artworks drawn from all regions of pre-Columbian Peru.

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   Amaru Marka Wasi

   Amaru Marka Wasi, Amarumarcahuasi or Amaromarcaguaci (possibly from Quechua amaru snake, marka village, wasi house; hispanicized and mixed spellings, Amarumarkahuasi, Amaru Markahuasi), also known as Salunniyuq

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   Machu Qullqa

   Machu Colca, Machuqolqa or Machu Qollqa (from Quechua machu old, old person, qullqa, qulqa deposit, storehouse) is an archaeological site in Peru.

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   Jesus, Mary and Joseph's Church

   The Templo de la Sagrada Familia (Temple of the Holy Family) also called Templo de Jesús, María y José, is a Renaissance church located in the city of Cusco, Cusco Region, Peru.

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   Casa Concha

   Casa Concha is a colonial-era house located in Cusco, Peru.

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   Colcampata

   Colcampata (Quechua qullqa, qulqa deposit, -n a suffix, pata elevated place / above, at the top / edge, bank (of a river), shore) is an archaeological site in Peru.

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    San Francisco Church

    The Church of San Francisco is a Franciscan church located in the city of Cusco, Peru. It was built on the southern part of the former Huacaypata (now part of Plaza San Francisco), near the Colegio Ciencias.

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