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The total area of Cusco
has 71.891,97 sq Km and it is divided
politically in 13 provinces
(Acomayo, Anta, Calca, Canas, Canchis,
Chumbivilcas, Cusco, Espinar, Paucartambo,
La Convención, Paruro, Quispicanchi y
Urubamba). The city has 8 distritcs
(Ccorca, Cusco, Poroy, San Jerónimo, San
Sebastián, Saylla, Wanchaq y Santiago).
Language:
The official languages of Peru
are : Spanish and Quechua or Runasimi with a
participation in the entire country of the 73% and
24% respectively. In the rural zones of Cusco, the
Quechua is the predominant language. Part of the
Cusco’s population is bilingual and it has the
Quechua as its mother tongue and the Spanish as
learned. A small percentage of the population speaks
Aymara and there are also other Amazonic languages
(such as Machiguenga) talked in the jungle region of
the department. (Low Urubamba).
Religion:
In Peru, the 80% of the population is Christian,
predominating the Roman Catholic Religion. Cusco is
not the exception, the majority has the Catholicism
as its religion, without leaving aside its
traditional believes; generally, related to the
earth or pachamama and the natural phenomenon.
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