Cusco (Peru

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Information for Authority record
Name (Hebrew)
קוסקו (פרו : אזור)
Name (Latin)
Cusco (Peru : Region)
Other forms of name
Cuzco (Peru : Department)
Cusco (Peru : Dept.)
Qosqo (Peru : Dept.)
Coordinates
W0723000 W0723000 S0123000 S0123000 (geonames )
Type of jurisdiction
Department
Associated country
Peru
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
VIAF: 148926785
Wikidata: Q205057
Library of congress: n 80150400
OCoLC: oca00530434
Sources of Information
  • Lovon Zavala, G. Investigacion sobre desarrollo regional ... 1981:
  • Tamayo Herrera, J. Historia general del Qosqo, 1992:
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Wikipedia description:

Cusco, also spelled Cuzco (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkusko]; Quechua: Qusqu suyu [ˈqɔsqɔ ˈsʊjʊ]), is a department and region in Peru and is the fourth largest department in the country, after Madre de Dios, Ucayali, and Loreto. It borders the departments of Ucayali on the north; Madre de Dios and Puno on the east; Arequipa on the south; and Apurímac, Ayacucho and Junín on the west. Its capital is Cusco, the historical capital of the Inca Empire.

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