City of Cuzco World Heritage Site

Official name: City of Cuzco | UNESCO
Country: Peru | Map
Continent: South America
Location: City of Cuzco
-13.5222° Lat, -71.9833° Lon | Map
Code: 273
Time Zone: America/Lima (-05, -0500)
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Category: Cultural
Description: Inscribed 1983. Situated in the Peruvian Andes, Cuzco developed, under the Inca ruler Pachacutec, into a complex urban centre with distinct religious and administrative functions. It was surrounded by clearly delineated areas for agricultural, artisan and industrial production. When the Spaniards conquered it in the 16th century, they preserved the basic structure but built Baroque churches and palaces over the ruins of the Inca city.