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The city of Cuzco, capiW of the Department of Cuzco, and
the ancien f tihe Empire of Tahuantinsuyu or of t'.he Incas,
derives ita from t'he quec-hua CCOSCCO, whosP- etymologieal
meanin'g h sci far been discerned, altho,ugh among sorne, ac·
cording to Gar.cilaso Inca de 1a Vega, it i15 said to bear a similar
meaning as '' Center'' or ''Central'' - otbers translate it as
• 'N·ucleus of a social ceuter '' and st as '' Rupture of tfu.e ,.
Earth 's Surmce ", a'Ild even severa! it cain be worthily
ter.med "Chosen an ro ~i us Gr he wo;rd Ccoscco is
!lllso Iocally: appJied ' s m ni V1eJ;y abundaint ,in. 1;he pueb1os ot
Cuz-co, a15 ~ell as are ot'Ji · r'egions so designated, generally valleys
or ravines.
Situation: - It occU1pies the southern · r.egfon of Péru, lying
814 kilometers fr~m the port of Moliendo. Altitude abov-P, sealevel
(taken in the center of the c ity) 3400 meters; and 1ts geo,giraphical
position, 13° 30' 54" south latitiude, 71" 58' 51" 10I1Jgitude.
Average mean temperrature is 11° centigraide. During tlhe months
of September and October it has r1sen to 22° and in June :tt has
reg ed 0° on severa! ocicasions.
area of the city ís ap¡proximately 400 hectares.
ulation, about 24,000 inhabitants. ·,,
Insti'tutions: - Tihe ipolitfoal administ-J:atfon is under the
Prefect, who exercises a'llltthority in the entire Department; the
Sub-prefect holds authority on'l'Y in tbe city and ·dis,tricts. The
judiclial a1clministration is un,der the SllJperior Cou,rt of Justiee,
Jud.ges and Justices of th e P eace.
'I'here is one University for hig.her arud pTofessional instruction ;
one NatiQnfl.l C!>H~g!l fpr Woµu~!l¡ ¡¡.µg Q~e Qrphª'H§ tl\l~'<lol1 ¡i,i¡ well
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