The ancient Inca capital, Cusco is a living layer-cake: massive Inca stonework topped by Spanish colonial churches and plazas, at 3,400 m.
It’s the hub for the Sacred Valley and the place most travellers acclimatize before going higher.
Cusco
The Inca capital layered with colonial architecture — the launch point for the Andes.
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