..once the foremost city of the Inca Empire, Cuzco has the reputation of being the American continent's oldest continually inhabited city! Legend has it that Manco Capac, the first Inca, and son of the sun, was charged by Inti, the sun god, to find "qos'qo" or the navel of the earth where he could plunge a golden rod into the ground until it disappeared...hence Cuzco...the city that Manco founded! Today, the heart of the city is the Plaza de Armas...charming with its cobbled streets, and within walking distances are the churches with their ornate interiors...the most well known and visited being La Catedral, La Compania, Santo Domingo standing on Corincancha, La Merced... and the Inca Walls...