Cusco, Peru, November-December 2008
Cusco's Plaza de Armas (one of the only flat places in the city!), with the Cathedral in the background and a group of policemen having their photo taken in front of the fountain
Plaza de Armas, Cathedral on the left
A glimpse of the Plaza de Armas from a street corner above
Pre-Columbian ceramic container
Qorikancha, a major Incan temple right in the middle of Cusco. The Dominicans build a monastery on the site, using some of the original walls, but (surprisingly) didn't tear everything down, so there are still several nearly complete buildings incorporated into the monastery. In this photo, you see the Incan walls, topped by a Spanish colonial building with Moorish influences
Twelve-sided stone in an Incan wall along a Cusco street. The stones fit so tightly together that no mortar is needed to join them
Folk dancers at Centro Qosqo de Arte Nativo. The men in shaggy red represents alpacas
Folk dancers at Centro Qosqo de Arte Nativo. We brought back for our grandsons red knit masks similar to the white ones the dancers are wearing -- they were a huge hit!
Our dinner at Rosanna's: fried yucca, mushrooms in gravy, and chicken and heart of palm salad -- yum!
Cusco's Plaza de Armas (one of the only flat places in the city!), with the Cathedral in the background and a group of policemen having their photo taken in front of the fountain
Plaza de Armas, Cathedral on the left
A glimpse of the Plaza de Armas from a street corner above
Pre-Columbian ceramic container
Qorikancha, a major Incan temple right in the middle of Cusco. The Dominicans build a monastery on the site, using some of the original walls, but (surprisingly) didn't tear everything down, so there are still several nearly complete buildings incorporated into the monastery. In this photo, you see the Incan walls, topped by a Spanish colonial building with Moorish influences
Twelve-sided stone in an Incan wall along a Cusco street. The stones fit so tightly together that no mortar is needed to join them
Folk dancers at Centro Qosqo de Arte Nativo. The men in shaggy red represents alpacas
Folk dancers at Centro Qosqo de Arte Nativo. We brought back for our grandsons red knit masks similar to the white ones the dancers are wearing -- they were a huge hit!
Our dinner at Rosanna's: fried yucca, mushrooms in gravy, and chicken and heart of palm salad -- yum!