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Cusco Cathedral is towering over the Plaza de Armas, this colonial church is the architectural focal point of Cusco.The historic town of Cusco, Peru is a designated UNESCO World Heritage site. Once the imperial city of the Inca, Cusco’s pre-Columbian urban layout was preserved when the Spanish conquistadors began building colonial structures over its framework in the 16th century. The result is a fascinating city of layered architectural styles, archaeological ruins, and varied artistic and cultural influences, set within a winding labyrinth of cobblestoned lanes.
from Plaza De Armas in Cusco, Peru... quite a sunset on the surrounding hills!
view large to see the fountain in front of the cathedral in the foreground... www.flickr.com/photos/al-ien/3046061339/sizes/l/
Voigtlander Nokton 50mm f/1.5 Prominent (1950s)
Once the capital city of the Inca Empire, Cusco saw a huge transformation after the Spanish conquest. Inca temples and palaces were demolished, and their stones were used to build Catholic churches and colonial mansions. Plaza de Armas is the center of the city, surrounded by several impressive structures, including the Cathedral of Cusco and the Church of the Society of Jesus in this picture.
Cusco, aka Cuzco, high up in the Andes was the historical capital of the Inca Empire.
Getting closer to the raison d'être for this trip... :-)
La ciudad inca de Machu Picchu está ubicada a 130 kilómetros al nor-oeste del Cusco, en la provincia de Urubamba, en la cresta del cerro Machu Picchu.
Merchants sell their wares throughout the historic Spanish Colonial center of Cusco, Plaza de Armas.
Cusco, Peru
This is an enhancement of a Kodachrome slide originally taken in July 1969 with the Konica S2 35mm camera my parents gave me for my 21st birthday 3 years earlier. The slide was recently transferred to digital format. It was very faded and had mildew spots on it. I was able to use Photoshop to restore its color and remove most of the spots
Q'inqu also Quenco, Kenko, Qenko, Q'enko, Qenqo is an archaeological site in the Sacred Valley of Peru located in the Cusco Region.. The site was declared a Cultural Heritage by the National Institute of Culture.
It is one of the largest wak'as (holy places) in the Cusco Region. Many wak'as were based on naturally occurring rock formations. It was believed to be a place where sacrifices and mummification took place.
Plaza de Armas : Ha sido el escenario de muchos acontecimientos importantes, incluyendo ejecuciones que marcaron el destino del Perú. Fue aquí donde murieron, ejecutados públicamente, entre otros: Túpac Amaru I, el último de los incas rebeldes de Vilcabamba, en 1572; el conquistador rival de Francisco Pizarro, Diego de Almagro, en 1538, al igual que su hijo, Diego de Almagro "El Mozo", en 1542; y Túpac amaru II, precursor de la independencia, en 1781. ( Tomado de la Guía Inca del Cusco).
The first cathedral in Cusco was built in 1539 in the "Suntur Wasi", and was known at the time as the church of victory. Later between the years 1560 and 1664 a new cathedral was constructed on the site of "Kiswar Kancha", the palace of Inca Wiraqocha. It was designed in the shape of a Latin cross.
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The recently discovered Cusco´s condor sighting place is located in the beautiful Andean community of Chonta within a geographical extension of 4 km2, in the district of Limatambo at 3450 m(11000ft.) above sea level, nestled between the mountains which form part of the popular Chonta canyon in Cusco, this great viewpoint is found in the ecological floor Puna where you can observe a beautiful and scenic landscapes of forests, canyons, rivers, snow-capped mountains and see the majestic flight of the condors soaring in their Natural habitat as part of the regular routine around this beautiful canyon, which is just becoming a great tourist attracting for numerous travelers from all over the world, especially for birders. The popular Chonta canyon by now is at least home for 30 to 40 Andean condors of different ages.
www.traveltourgroup.com/en/salkantay-inca-trail-condor-sight
Cusco is a city in southeastern Peru, near the Urubamba Valley (Sacred Valley) of the Andes mountain range. It is the capital of the Cusco Region as well as the Cusco Province. The city has a population of about 300,000, triple the population it contained just 20 years ago. The altitude of the city, located on the eastern end of the Knot of Cusco, is around 3,500 m (11,500 feet). The historic capital of the sun-worshiping Inca empire, it was found in 2006 to be the spot on Earth with the highest ultraviolet light level.
Voigtlander Nokton 50mm f/1.5 Prominent (1950s)
Taken at the Plaza de Armas, Cusco. Our first night in Cusco - the air felt a bit thin and cold, and we were about to walk back to our hotel after the dinner when I saw the lights on the surrounding mountains. I knew I needed a portrait session here LOL. My beautiful wife wasn't in a mood for her portrait so I volunteered to be the model LOL. About the lens - of course I knew it would give me what I wanted and it never disappointed with that cinematic rendering!
La ciudad del Cusco está ubicada a 3.399 msnm, en el centro de un fértil valle bañado por las aguas de los ríos Huatanay (afluente del Vilcanota) y Tullumayo. La ciudad se levanta sobre un antiguo lecho lacustre.
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