June 8: Cuzco

Mural on Avenida Sol in Cusco, the old Inca capital.



Santa Catalina, built by the Spanish over the ruins of the Inca Acllahuasi (House of the Chosen Women).


Inca architecture on the left and Spanish on the right.







More Inca foundations in the foreground.

Iglesia de la Compania in the Plaza de Armas


We enjoyed a tour here.
A big festival in the Plaza.



A huge blob of wax in the Inka Grill on the Plaza.  Our entrees: Inka Burgers, of course!


The Cathedral on the Plaza

Another confluence of two cultures: a monument honoring an Inca emperor in the plaza with the two huge Catholic churches.


Our home for three nights: The Eco Inn Cusco Hotel.

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