Cusco, also spelled Cuzco, is a department of Peru. It is the fourth-largest in the country, after Madre de Dios, Ucayali, and Loreto, and borders the departments of Ucayali on the north; Madre de Dios and Puno on the east; Arequipa on the south; and Apurímac, Ayacucho and Junín on the west. It is administered by a regional government. Its capital is Cusco, the historical capital of the Inca Empire.
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| Subject | Department of Cusco |
| Category | Departments of Peru |
| Reading time | 1 min · Intermediate |
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