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Cusco topographic map
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Cusco
The plain of Anta contains some of the best communal cultivated lands of the Department of Cusco. It is located about 3,000 metres (9,800 ft) above sea level and is used to cultivate mainly high altitude crops such as potatoes, tarwi (edible lupin), barley and quinoa.
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Name: Cusco topographic map, elevation, terrain.
Location: Cusco, Peru (-15.45829 -73.98110 -11.18335 -70.34507)
Average elevation: 2,719 m
Minimum elevation: 230 m
Maximum elevation: 6,035 m
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