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The original Inca city, said to have been founded in the eleventh century, was sacked by Pizarro in 1535. There are still remains, however, of the palace of the Incas, the Temple of the Sun and the Temple of the Virgins of the Sun.

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Cusco covers an area of 156 sq. miles (402.8 square Km) and is estimated to have a population of 350,000 people being a city in southeastern Peru, near the Urubamba Valley (Sacred Valley) of the Andes. It is the capital of the Cusco Region as well as the Cusco Province.

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Artesanías Mendivil

Posted in Shopping by admin on April 22, 2008

Check out Artesanías Mendivil, known internationally for its singular saint figures with elongated necks, but also with a nice selection of mirrors, carved wood frames, Cusco School reproductions, and other ceramics; it has locations at Plazoleta San Blas 619, Hatunrumíyoc 486, and Plazoleta San Blas 634.

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