Main Square of Cusco

Cusco, Cusco, Peru

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The Plaza de Armas of Cuzco was formerly a swamp, which during the time of the Incas was dried up and became the administrative, religious and cultural center of the capital of the empire. When Manco Cápac arrived in the Cuzco valley, he settled in the surroundings of a swamp located between two streams because that place was free from the threats of the neighboring ethnic groups. He made his palace at the base of the Sacsayhuamán plateau and the city was always built around the swamp. Sinchi Roca, son and successor of Manco Cápac, dried up the swamp with earth brought from the mountains and later Pachacútec was in charge of completely drying it by covering the swamp with sand brought from the coastal coast.







City center.



´´Plaza del guerrero´´ was called in the time of the Incas. This square has been the scene of several important events in the history of this city, such as the proclamation by Francisco Pizarro of the conquest of Cuzco.



Likewise, the Plaza de Armas was the scene of the death of Túpac Amaru II, considered the indigenous leader of the resistance.



The Spanish built a stone arcade in the square, with Cuzco workmanship, which lasts to this day. Here are the cathedral and the church of La Compañía.
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