Cuzco Region
| Cuzco Region |
| — Region — |
| Machu Picchu, the lost city of the Inca |
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| Location of the Cuzco region in Peru |
| Country |
Peru |
| Subdivisions |
13 provinces and 108 districts |
| Largest city |
Cuzco |
| Capital |
Cuzco |
| Government |
| • President |
Hugo Gonzalez |
| Area |
| • Total |
71,986 km2 (27,793.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation(Capital) |
3,399 m (11,152 ft) |
| Highest elevation |
4,801 m (15,751 ft) |
| Lowest elevation |
532 m (1,745 ft) |
| Population (2005 Census) |
| • Total |
1,171,503 |
| • Density |
16.3/km2 (42.1/sq mi) |
| UBIGEO |
08 |
| Dialing code |
0484 |
| ISO 3166 code |
PE-CUS |
| Principal resources |
Gold, maize, barley, quinoa, and tea |
| Poverty rate |
5.3% |
| Percentage of Peru's GDP |
4.4% |
| Website |
www.regioncusco.gob.pe/ |
Cusco (Quechua: Qusqu suyu also spelled Cuzco) is a region in Peru. It is bordered by the Ucayali Region on the north; the Madre de Dios and Puno regions on the east; the Arequipa Region on the south; and the Apurímac, Ayacucho and Junín regions on the west. Its capital is the city of Cusco, the capital of the Inca Empire.[1]
The Pampa de Anta, a plateau, contains some of Anta Province, and Cusco's best communal cultivated lands. It is located at around 3000 meters above sea level, and is used to cultivate mainly high altitude crops such as potatoes, tarwi (edible lupine), barley and quinoa.
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