The National University of San Antonio Abad del Cuzco, which was founded 1598, is the city's chief tertiary education provider.
Under the leadership of Manco Capac, they formed the small city-state of Cuzco (Quechua Qosqo).
Archaeologists discovered, on March 13, 2008, the ruins of an ancient temple, roadway and irrigation systems at Sacsayhuaman, a famed fortress overlooking the Inca capital of Cuzco.