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'''Cusco''' or '''Cuzco'''{{efn|''Cusco'' has been the preferred spelling since 1976; see {{seclink|#Spelling and etymology}}.}} ({{IPA|es-419|ˈkusko|lang}}; {{langx|qu|Qosqo}}
The city was the capital of the [[Inca Empire]] until the 16th-century [[Spanish conquest of Peru|Spanish conquest]]. In 1983, Cusco was declared a [[World Heritage Site]] by [[UNESCO]] with the title "[[Historic Centre of Cusco|City of Cusco]]". It has become a major tourist destination, hosting over 2 million visitors a year and providing passage to numerous Incan ruins, such as [[Machu Picchu]], one of the [[Seven modern wonders of the world]] and others. The [[Constitution of Peru]] (1993) designates the city as the Historical Capital of Peru.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://pdba.georgetown.edu/Constitutions/Peru/per93reforms05.html#titIIcapI |title=Constitución del Perъ de 1993 |publisher=Pdba.georgetown.edu |access-date=22 July 2009 }}</ref>
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