Cusco: Peru

An introduction to mostly true stories by a gringo who has had an ongoing love affair with the town for 28 years. Laced throughout with interesting and little-known tidbits of Inca history, as well as views of contemporary and ancient Cusco culture.

Cusco is not just a town; it is a place of God and man-made beauty. It is a crossroads, an experience. It is even a time machine of sorts. If you don’t know Cusco, you’re missing something. There’s no other place like it.

Ask anyone who’s been there. It is the oldest inhabited city in the Western Hemisphere. They now call it “The archaeological capital of America.” In Inca times they called Cusco “The Navel of the World.”

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