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Cusco Region
Region
Machu Picchu, the lost city of the Inca
Flag Seal
Location of the Cusco region in Peru
Coordinates: 13°16′S 72°07′W / 13.26°S 72.11°W / -13.26; -72.11Coordinates: 13°16′S 72°07′W / 13.26°S 72.11°W / -13.26; -72.11
Country	Peru
Subdivisions	13 provinces and 108 districts
Largest city	Cusco
Capital	Cusco
Government
• Governor	Edwin Licona [1]
Area
• Total	71,986 km2 (27,794 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/km2 (42/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/

Political division of the Cusco Region

Cusco, also spelled Cuzco (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkusko]; Quechua: Qusqu suyu), 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 Cusco, the capital of the Inca Empire.^[2]

Geography

The plain of Anta contains some of the best communal cultivated lands of the Cusco Region. It is located about 3,000 metres (9,800 ft) above sea level and is used to cultivate mainly high altitude crops such as potatoes, tarwi (edible lupin), barley and quinoa.

Provinces

• 
  Acomayo (Acomayo)


• 
  Anta (Anta)


• 
  Calca (Calca)


• 
  Canas (Yanaoca)


• 
  Canchis (Sicuani)


• 
  Chumbivilcas (Santo Tomás)


• 
  Cusco (Cusco)


• 
  Espinar (Yauri)


• 
  La Convención (Quillabamba)


• 
  Paruro (Paruro)


• 
  Paucartambo (Paucartambo)


• 
  Quispicanchi (Urcos)


• 
  Urubamba (Urubamba)

Languages

According to the 2007 Peru Census, the language learnt first by most of the residents was Quechua (51.40%), followed by Spanish (46.86%). The Quechua variety spoken in this region is Cusco Quechua.

The following table shows the results concerning the language learnt first in the Cusco Region by province:^[3]

Toponyms

Many of the toponyms of the Cusco Region originate from Quechua and also Aymara. These names are overwhelmingly predominat throughout the region. Their Spanish-based orthography, however, is in conflict with the normalized alphabets of these languages. According to Article 20 of Decreto Supremo No 004-2016-MC (Supreme Decree) which approves the Regulations to Law 29735, published in the official newspaper El Peruano on July 22, 2016, adequate spellings of the toponyms in the normalized alphabets of the indigenous languages must progressively be proposed with the aim of standardizing the namings used by the National Geographic Institute (Instituto Geográfico Nacional, IGN) The National Geographic Institute realizes the necessary changes in the official maps of Peru.^[4]

The Ministry of Culture additionally proposes to the municipalities of the provinces to recover ancient indigenous toponyms and that these names should be spread by the local and communal authorities on posters and other signage.^[4]

Gallery

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  Balconies and arcades at the main square in Cusco
  

  
  

  
  

See also

• Machiguenga Communal Reserve


• Megantoni National Sanctuary


• Otishi National Park

Sources

External links

• Travelogue Cusco Region (Sacred Valley of the Incas)

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