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Cusco Travel Guide

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.

About Cusco

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.

Hotels

Similar in concept to the Sonesta Posadas del Inca, this very professionally run, midprice hotel is one of three — soon to be four — belonging to this upstart Peruvian hotel chain. Visitors to Casa Andina know what to expect: excellent service and clean, ample rooms that are colorfully decorated.

The hotel on San Agustín, 3 blocks from the main square, is built around a restful colonial courtyard and is in a somewhat quieter neighborhood, while the other two, smaller locations, are virtually on top of the Plaza de Armas. All have the same prices and same features (though the Cusco Catedral hotel has an Inca wall within the hotel). Look for the new, upscale “Private Collection” Casa Andina in a historic house near Qoricancha sometime in late 2006.

Niños Hotel

Hostal Resbalosa

Hostal Loreto

Hotel Monasterio Del Cusco

 



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