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Cuzco City

In a fertile valley in the Andes, at 11,444 feet, is Cuzco, Peru, the southern capital of the Inca empire.  It is a city of terra cotta roofs and cobblestone streets where the Inca and Spanish cultures have merged into a distinct style.  The city has existed for nine centuries.

The Sun Temple's walls were once covered with sheets of gold and precious stones.  It's terraces were filled with life-size gold and silver statues of plants and animals. In the 16th century the Spanish built the Convent of Santo Domingo over the ruins