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Tips 1 - 4 of 4 Cusco Things to Do
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San Blas is a neighborhood of Cusco. Cusco is basically built in a whole, surrounded by hills and mountains and San Blas is on one of them. Thus the streets are steep and you get great views of the city. But the charm of San Blas imho is the architecture (charming little small white houses), and the narrow typical streets. It's also full of churches, galleries, and charming B&Bs. Also, don't miss the San Blas church. You can (and should) spend a whole day wandering San Blas, if you have it.
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This was the main temple of the Quechuas in the Valley of Cusco, dedicated to the Agriculture Gods. When the Spaniards came, they proceeded to destroy Inca temples and build churches in their place. However, when the earthquake of 1650 came, it destroyed all the churches and none of the remaining Inca temples. They thus learned that the Incas had a special way of putting the stones together, sort of like a puzzle, that "survived" earthquakes. After that, they kept the foundations of the Inca temples and built churches on top, just like they did with Qoricancha.
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Address: plazoleta Santo Domingo
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The Cathedral was built over one of the most important Inca temples built in honor of the God Wiracocha; unlike Qoricancha, here the conquistadores did not keep the Inca foundations. This construction lasted more than a century. Here you find a great artistic treasure, with paintings of great painters such as Marcos Zapata, Rafael de Urbina and Melchor Huamán,as well as a great variety of styles:Baroque, Rococo, Churrigeresco, etc.
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Address: north side of the Plaza de Armas
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Plaza de Armas is the main square of Cuzco. The Cathedral is located there, as well as the artisan center and many hotels and restaurants.
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RickinDutch Mon Apr 3, 2006 18:45 UTC
Nice job on on Cusco! That stone work on the foundations is amazing! Birthday greetings from Alaska! | munki Wed Apr 6, 2005 11:44 UTC
Brilliant tips and pictures of Cuzco. Me traen muy buenos recuerdos!! | onebadcat Tue Feb 15, 2005 04:48 UTC
Great photos and tips. Anything coming on Colombia? Heading down next fall and really looking forward to it! Thanks for the insight— | Orkaena Sun Nov 7, 2004 14:53 UTC
Muy buenos tips que removieron gratos recuerdos, veo que te gusto tanto como a nosotros. Un saludo desde la Patagonia |
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