The Incas and Pre-Incas, Machu Picchu, Cusco, the Inca Trail, Nazca Lines, Quechua Language, the Quipus, Chan Chan, the Lord of Sipan, Sacsayhuaman, Andean Music, Peruvian Cuisine.
Cuzco (Cusco), the Empire Inca Capital, is located at 11,200 ft. above sea level in the Andes Mountains in Southern Peru. According to Inca legend, the city was founded in the 12th century by the first Inca named Manco Capac, who was said to be the son of the sun.