Cuzco

[ koos-koh; Spanish koos-kaw ]

/ ˈkus koʊ; Spanish ˈkus kɔ /

a city in S Peru: ancient Inca ruins.

Also Cusco.

Example sentences from the Web for cuzco

The city of Cuzco was, without doubt, the most superb capital on the American continent.

South American Fights and Fighters |Cyrus Townsend Brady
Portions of very thin plates of gold exist in private museums in Cuzco, said to have formed part of this covering.

The Prehistoric World |E. A. Allen
With the return of the descendants of the Amautas to Cuzco there ended the glory of Tampu-tocco.

Inca Land |Hiram Bingham
A few tanks of this valuable gas were now on the train en route to Cuzco.

Secrets of the Andes |James H. Foster

He was in consequence attacked by the Inca troops, but these he repulsed with heavy losses, and then entered Cuzco in triumph.

South America |W. H. Koebel

Cuzco

/ (Spanish ˈkusko) /

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