Qosqo

Cusco is the Spanish version of the original Inca word Qosqo meaning umbilical cord.

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The original Quechua name of the city was actually Qosqo, which meant navel or centre, however, after the Spanish invaded and succeeded in taking over the Inca empire, they renamed the city Cuzco which meant hypocrite, humpback or small dog.

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The Incas had designed Qosqo around the shape of a puma, with Sacsayhuaman forming the head and spine of the puma and the Coricancha temple forming the centre (the Inca curved wall that can be seen outside the Church that was built over Coricancha represents the puma's penis - so we've been told).

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Today we started with a walking tour of Qosqo (as its known in Quechua, meaning naval of the earth).

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3 Cuzco is sometimes referred to by its Quechua name Qosqo.

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5 The Quechua name for the Inca Empire was Tahuantinsuyu, meaning 'Four [United] Regions' named after the political divisions which met together at Qosqo - Chinchaysuyu (NW), Antisuyu

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