Cuzco

(kooz'ko,) an anc. city of Peru, and formerly C. of the empire of the Incas, abt. 400 m. E S.E. of Lima, at an elevation of 11,380 ft. above the sea; Lat. 13° 31' S., Lon. 72° 2' W. C. is said to have been founded in 1043 by the first Inca of Peru, Manco Capac. When taken by Pizarro in 1534, the splendor of this city amazed the Spaniards. Pop. 45,000. [s. 256]