CUSCO PERU

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Cusco city is located southeast of Peru. It´s the historic capital of the country.  In the past, it was the capital of the Inca Empire and it´s heritage of the humanity. Its weather is generally dry and mild with two seasons, the first between April and October with sunny days and cold nights; and the second between November and March with rainy days.  Its temperature varies between 12 and 20 degrees. The economy is based on agriculture, mainly corn and the most popular sport is soccer, but you can go kayaking tour or mountain biking. The currency is the new sun.

The typical clothes in Cusco are used actually by women.It´s a black skirt, a red sweater, belts of different colors, and a iliclla blanket covering the shoulders.

 Peru´s flag has three vertical stripes, one white stripe between two red stripes. In Peru the language is the Spanish.

The typical food in this country is seafood. They also have  fish, rice, fruits and vegetables and they use chili a lot. It´s varied and delicious.

SIGHTSEEING

                                                                  MACHUPICCHU

Also called Montana old, it's one of the seven wonders of the modern world. It´s a masterpiece of architecture.  It´s next to Cuzco. You can travel by train or you can walk for three days along the Inca road.

PARADE GROUND

It´s the scene of the facts of the city.  It has two churches, restaurants, travel agencies hotels and jowelry stores.  It has a central fountain too.

CRAFT CENTER

Cusco offers modern crafts of pre-Columbian art, woolen, textile, jewelry and souvenirs.

MUSEUMS

Cusco has some museums focused for aspects of Pre-Inca, Inca, colonial culture and republican´s era. They´re Inca museum,   Pre-Colombian art museum and Casa Concha museum.