“The Black Jesus”

Also on display in Cusco Cathedral. I had to buy postcards as photos are strictlcly forbidden. The salesperson knew exactly which postcards I wanted before I asked! The Spanish tried everything to convert the conquered Inca people to Christianity, including burning their priests at the stake. When they realized that the Inca people needed physical images that they could relate to, the Spanish made a number of these images of Christ on the cross. It seems to have had moderate success.

Cusco and Machu Picchu

March 28th 2019
Our final 5 days in Peru were spent in the heart of the formerly glorious Inca Nation. At its height, when the Spanish arrived in 1523, it stretched from Chile and Argentina to Colombia. It is mind boggling that fewer than 200 Conquistadors destroyed a powerful empire of 15 million! We marvelled at their building skills, without iron, the wheel or animals that could do the hard work, in really ... read more

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Ancient Peru was the seat of several prominent Andean civilizations, most notably that of the Incas whose empire was captured by the Spanish conquistadors in 1533. Peruvian independence was declared in 1821, and remaining Spanish forces defeated in 1... ... read more

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