Cusco is a city in southeastern Peru, near the Urubamba Valley of the Andes mountain range. In 2007, the city had a population of 360,000 which is triple the figure of 20 years ago. Located on the eastern end of the Knot of Cusco, its altitude is around 3,400 m (11,200 ft). Cusco was the site of the historic capital…
Day: February 4, 2011
Temples of the Sun and the Moon
Our ship’s first stop in Peru was the Port of Salaverry, which serves the major city of Trujillo. Neither Salaverry or Trujillo were very interesting and definitely not very photogenic; the real purpose of our stop was to see the Temples of the Sun and the Moon. This major archaeological site was built at the…