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Urcos

Coordinates: 13°41′10″S 71°37′22″W / 13.68611°S 71.62278°W / -13.68611; -71.62278
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Urcos
Town
Plaza and market
Plaza and market
Urcos is located in Peru
Urcos
Urcos
Coordinates: 13°41′10″S 71°37′22″W / 13.68611°S 71.62278°W / -13.68611; -71.62278
Country Peru
RegionCusco
ProvinceQuispicanchi
DistrictUrcos
Government
 • MayorManuel Jesús Sutta Pfocco
Area
 • Total134.65 km2 (51.99 sq mi)
Elevation
3,150 m (10,330 ft)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total10,614
 • Density79/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)

Urcos is a small town in eastern Peru, capital of the province Quispicanchi in the region Cusco. It is home to a small lake and ruins.

Some time in the 15th century, it is said that Hatun Tupaq Inca received visions of the Incan creator deity Viracocha in Urcos, and then took the name Viracocha Inca that he held for the rest of his reign.

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