enow.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Sacred Valley - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacred_Valley

    The Sacred Valley of the Incas (Spanish: Valle Sagrado de los Incas; Quechua: Willka Qhichwa), or the Urubamba Valley, is a valley in the Andes of Peru, north of the Inca capital of Cusco. It is located in the present-day Peruvian region of Cusco. In colonial documents it was referred to as the "Valley of Yucay".

  3. Cusco - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cusco

    Cusco or Cuzco [d] (Latin American Spanish:; Quechua: Qosqo or Qusqu, both pronounced) is a city in southeastern Peru, near the Sacred Valley of the Andes mountain range and the Huatanay river. It is the capital of the eponymous province and department .

  4. Valle de los Ríos Apurímac, Ene y Mantaro - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valle_de_los_Ríos...

    ' Valley of the Apurímac, Ene and Mantaro rivers '), also known as the VRAEM, is a geopolitical area in Peru, located in portions of the departments of Ayacucho, Cusco, Huancavelica, and Junin. [1] [2] It is one of the major areas of coca production in Peru. [3] It is also the center of operation of the far-left terrorist group Shining Path.

  5. Maras, Peru - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maras,_Peru

    Main square of the town of Maras. Maras is a town in the Sacred Valley of the Incas, 40 kilometers north of Cusco, in the Cusco Region of Peru.The town, in the eponymous district, is well known for its salt evaporation ponds, located towards Urubamba from the town center, which have been in use since Inca times.

  6. File:Peru - Cuzco Department (locator map).svg - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Peru_-_Cuzco...

    English: Locator map of Cuzco Department in Peru. Español: ... (1674312 Bytes) detail map; 2009-07-15T06:39:44Z Huhsunqu 820x1000 (1396540 Bytes) ANCHOS;

  7. Department of Cusco - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Department_of_Cusco

    The plain of Anta contains some of the best communal cultivated lands of the Department of Cusco. It is located about 3,000 metres (9,800 ft) above sea level and is used to cultivate mainly high altitude crops such as potatoes, tarwi (edible lupin), barley and quinoa.

  8. Salt Mines of Maras - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salt_Mines_of_Maras

    The Salt Mines have a long history dating back to the Early Horizon period, with continued use throughout pre-Hispanic times and subsequent periods, including the Inca, Colonial, Republican, and Contemporary eras.

  9. Historic Centre of Cusco - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historic_Centre_of_Cusco

    UNESCO map of Cusco. The city was originally the site of the Killke culture, who occupied it between 900 and 1200 AD.It afterwards served as the capital and namesake of the Kingdom of Cuzco, which in turn was replaced by the Inca Empire, who also established the city as the empire's capital.