The Plaza of Armas of Cuzco was once a swamp, 1 that during the time of the incas was dried and turned into the administrative, religious and cultural center of the capital of the imperio.2 after the conquest was occupied by the Spanish, who surrounded him temples and mansions built on the Inca palaces around; She was executed Túpac Amaru II in 1781. He is currently the core of the modern Cuzco, surrounded by tourist restaurants, jewelers, travel agents and the same temples from the period of the conquest.