The Incas: Machu Picchu, Cuzco, Inca Trail

Cusco's main square, Plaza de Armas, Plaza Mayor, Stereographic projection

Cusco's main square - Plaza de Armas. Stereographic projection

Stereographic Projection of Cusco's main square - Plaza de Armas

The stereographic projection of Cusco's main square is a mapping that projects a plane image of it onto a sphere.

Cusco, Peru

The site was the historic capital of the Inca Empire from the 13th until the 16th-century Spanish conquest. In 1983 Cusco was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
It is a tourist attraction in Peru.

The Cusco Cathedral, the Iglesia del Triunfo, and the Iglesia de la Compania de Jesus are located on the Plaza de Armas. Read more.