Qosqo, means “the navel of the world”, because Cusco was the starting point of a vast path network system joining a large portion of South Amaerica, from Southern Colombia to Northern Argentina.
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Also, the city of Cusco is the most important tourist destination in Peru and one of the most famous in South America. Known by the Incas as “the home of the gods”, Cusco was the capital of the one of the greatest Pre-Hispanic empires: the Tahuantinsuyo. It`s Quechua name, Qosqo, means “the navel of the world”, because Cusco was the starting point of a vast path network system joining a large portion of South Amaerica, from Southern Colombia to Northern Argentina.
Cusco is a colonial city with a racial diversity, splendid temples and big houses built on finely carved rock foundations. Cusco also houses one of the most notable painting schools in this part of the continent, the Cusquenian School Painting. http://www.waynaperuexpeditions.com
