Inca walls
by SirRichard
The present city of Cuzco was built on the basis of the Inca capital. So, most of the existing buildings were destroyed but the walls were kept to built on them the new Spanish buildings.
You can still see the original inca walls in most of the historical building in central Cuzco.
This one is in the Museum of Religious Art. In the middle of the right wall you can find the famous "stone of the 12 angles". You will find it easily, as there are normally people disguised like Incas there, ready for a photo with tourists.
Salkantay Trek
by zrchance
AVOID UNITED MICE:
I just recently returned from Peru to do the Salkantay Trek. We booked with United Mice online before we left for the trek, about one month prior to our departure. They charged us $385 (student). Upon arriving we realized they RIPPED US OFF. The exact same trek can be purchased for $150. Treks leave everyday from Cuzco. There is NO need to book ahead. Just show up a couple days early and shop around. We ended ditching our deposit, which United Mice was happy to take and went with another operator and still saved $100 a person. AVOID UNITED MICE THEY WILL RIP YOU OFF WITH A HEARTLESS ATTITUDE.
plaza de las nazarenas....
by cbeaujean
one of the most peaceful and delightful small squares in cusco....both prehispanic and colonial....
around the square,stand:
casa de las serpientes
casa de los condes de cabrera
san antonio abad church
las nazarenas convent ....
all worth seeing!
best travel-agency
by hanspeter_W.
to visit any sights in or around Cusco best to book in Cusco..we found a very reliable travel-agency who helps for any kind of travel..and talk and arrange with you any individual tours
TRAVEL AGENCY: EXPLORING CUSCO,
URB. HUANCARO P-7
ATTN OF FRANCISCO CAMERO LETONA
on picture the best guide we had on our trip:
Mario , taken at Ollantaytambo
a world away from Cusco but right in town
by richiecdisc about Quinta Eulalia
This little oasis in the middle of overly touristy Cusco is a welcomed relief from those in the Plaza de Armas, who try and serve up international foods with varying degrees of success. It is open air and on a nice sunny day, one can spend the whole afternoon and feel like you are out in some rural suburb, sipping a beer and watching life go by. The menu is limited to what is on the chalkboard but I enjoyed everything I had. This photo is cordero asado (roast lamb) with a rocoto relleno (stuffed pepper), tamale (corn meal in a corn husk) and served roasted potatoes. You can eat very well here for $4 and the beer is some of the cheapest in town too.
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beautiful wooden doors
San Blas Church
Picture from the Real Mccoy near Plaza De Armas
Talking to the llamas. ;-P
