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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... :-)
Merchants sell their wares throughout the historic Spanish Colonial center of Cusco, Plaza de Armas.
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.
Road trip Argentina, Bolívia and Peru -2013.
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Cusco, often spelled Cuzco, is a city in southeastern Peru, near the Urubamba Valley of the Andes mountain range. It is the capital of the Cusco Region and of the Cusco Province.
The site was the historic capital of the Inca Empire from the 13th until the 16th-century Spanish conquest.
Peru is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the west by the Pacific Ocean.
Peru is a magical destination, abundant with ancient ruins dating back to the Incas.
Peru is the third largest country in South America, after Brazil and Argentina.
Cusco, often spelled Cuzco, is a city in southeastern Peru, near the Urubamba Valley of the Andes mountain range. It is the capital of the Cusco Region and of the Cusco Province.
The site was the historic capital of the Inca Empire from the 13th until the 16th-century Spanish conquest.
Peru is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the west by the Pacific Ocean.
Peru is a magical destination, abundant with ancient ruins dating back to the Incas.
Peru is the third largest country in South America, after Brazil and Argentina.
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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