Cusco (Peru) on the list of the 10 most beautiful colonial cities in America, compiled by the supplement El Viajero of the Spanish newspaper El Pais. Other notable cities are Cartagena de Indias (Colombia), San Miguel de Allende (Mexico), Antigua (Guatemala), Quito (Ecuador), among others.
The publication reports that Cusco was the capital of the Inca empire and one of the most important cities in the Viceroyalty of Peru. "In both events faced drinks his story, which mixes beautiful buildings from the period of Spanish rule with impressive remains of pre-Columbian civilization, as the stones of Sacsayhuaman. It is also the gateway to the stunning Machu Picchu, the Inca jewel ", it says.
The country also indicates that the altitude of Cusco (3,300 mts.) produces a strange feeling in the visitor which increases the spell of its streets. The city is World Heritage since 1983 and there who calls the Rome of America for the number of monuments treasured, "said the Spanish publication.
Source: Portal de Turismo.
