Saturday, March 6, 2010

Cuzco, Peru - 1970


Calle tipica de Cuzco
Most Typical Cuzco Street
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Vista Panoramica de la Ciudad
Panoramic View of Cuzco


Cusco or Cuzco is a city in southeastern Peru, near the Urubamba Valley (Sacred Valley) of the Andes mountain range. It is the capital of the Cusco Region as well as the Cusco Province. The city has a population of 348,935 which is triple the figure of 20 years ago. Its altitude is around 3,300 m (11,000 ft). Cusco is the historic capital of the Inca Empire and was declared a World Heritage Site in 1983 by UNESCO.

both postcards are unused and from 1970

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