Cuzco

[ koos-koh; Spanish koos-kaw ]

noun

1. a city in S Peru: ancient Inca ruins.

Cuzco

/ ˈkusko /

noun

1. a city in S central Peru: former capital of the Inca Empire, with extensive Inca remains; university (1692). Pop: 307 000 (2005 est)

Example Sentences

I was hunkered down in my seat in the Municipalidad del Cuzco and thrilled—my heart was beating so fast!

From The Daily Beast

He was taken prisoner to Cuzco and held in captivity for a while.

From Project Gutenberg

All mankind perished except a man and woman, who floated in a box to a distance of several hundred miles from Cuzco.

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The great temple of the Sun at Cuzco had a heavy outside cornice, or moulding, of pure gold.

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To the right of them, that is toward the south, extended a great well-paved road which led to the imperial capital of Cuzco.

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Almagro claimed that the city of Cuzco was within his province, and determined to return and take it.

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