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Streets of Cusco: 12-Edged Stone
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  • Updated By hartti on March 11, 2004
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  • 12-Edged Stone - Cusco
    12-Edged Stone
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    On the way from the centre to San Blas you may see the famous 12-edged stome. That stone and it's surrounding stones reflect the skill of Inca architecture. You cannot press your piece of hair between the stones, and there is not used any glue material.

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    Streets of Cusco: Twelve-Angle Stone
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  • By chrissyalex on July 11, 2003
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  • 12 angle stone - Cusco
    12 angle stone
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    This is probably the most famous stone of the Inca walls in Cusco. It has twelve angles and you will see the image of this stone on Cuzquena beer bottles.

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  • Directions: Northeast of the Plaza de Armas, off of Calle Palicio, past the Archbishop's Palace on the right hand side of the street

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    Streets of Cusco: Avenida El Sol
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  • By andal13 on July 7, 2003
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  • Avenida El Sol - Cusco
    Avenida El Sol
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    Avenida El Sol (The Sun Avenue) is the main street of Cusco; several hotels, banks, public buildings, are situated there. La Avenida El Sol es la arteria principal de Cusco; diversos hoteles, bancos, edificios públicos, se encuentran sobre ella.

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    Streets of Cusco: Puma Stone
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  • Updated By chrissyalex on July 11, 2003
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    This series of stones is said to form the shape of a puma. I had read of it but kind of forgot about it. As we were walking around Cusco, one of the young postcard boys came up to us and asked us if we had seen it yet. We said "No" and he said "It's very near here, I'll show you the way!" He then took us there and told us all about it and showed us the outline of the puma( which is kind of hard to make out unless someone shows it to you) Well, of course we happily had to buy some of his postcards. I thought this nice little postcard salesman/ tour guide had a pretty smart idea. There are many,many young boys selling postcards allover Cusco and even if you are looking to purchase postcards, you really can't buy from all of them. So he was pretty clever and we were glad we met him. Otherwise, we may have never seen the stone.

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  • Directions: Ask one of the postcard vendors! :-)

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    Streets of Cusco: Inca Walls
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  • Inca wall - Cusco
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    You will see some of these walls on the streets of Cusco.They were built with huge boulders carved to fit together perfectly without mortar. On some of the streets, these sturdy walls are the foundations for some of the buildings the Spaniards built.

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  • Directions: There are some streets with these walls located east of the Plaza de Armas

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    Streets of Cusco: Don?t miss the market
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  • By 25yearold on February 19, 2004
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  • The Market - Cusco
    The Market
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    Here you will taste great food with very cheep prices. You will also get to know peruvian day to day life. You will meet loooooooots of friendly people. I am also from Southamerica and I know lots of places and people in this continent. Peruvians are the most hardworking and polite people I met.

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  • Address: Passing the Great Gate
  • Directions: Everybody knows the Market. Just ask to locals for this place.

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    Streets of Cusco: Half Spanish half Inca
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  • By 25yearold on February 19, 2004
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  • Streets of Cusco - Cusco
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    You must save some time to walk trought the streets of Cusco. All houses are half Incas and half Spanish. That is why all wals are made of this amazing stones placed perfectly without any glue in between. Streets go up and down and the view is amazing. Plase dont go back home without a sunny afternoon walk in Cusco.

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    Streets of Cusco: Look up!
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  • Updated By andal13 on July 7, 2003
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  • Balconies - Cusco
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    Several buildings in Cusco have magnificent carving wood balconies. I invite you to walk along the streets and look up. Numerosos edificios de Cusco tienen magníficos balcones de madera tallada. Te invito a caminar por las calles ya mirar hacia arriba.

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    Streets of Cusco: What to do on a Sunday...
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  • By bicycle_girl on November 18, 2006
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  • A little girl in traditional clothing - Cusco
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    Sundays are parade days at the main square in Cuzco. Young ones and older ones all line up after the Army make its salute to the flag. Groups of scholars, women, work places, unions join all and parade in their costume around the square. A great opportunity to take pictures of the locals without anybody disapproving or asking for money.

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  • Directions: At the main square, Plaza del Armas, at around 10 AM.

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    Streets of Cusco: Walking the streets of Cuzco
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  • By bicycle_girl on October 31, 2006
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  • Streets of Cusco - Cusco
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    Walking aimlessly, you will always find surprises in Cuzco. Start at the main square and go north, south, east and west. See what you can come up with.

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