Advertisement
« previous next »
Cusco's Cathedral.  
   

Cusco's Cathedral.

again, Spanish building on top of Inka foundations.
Cusco, Pisaq

October 5th 2008
Driver picked us up at 8am, his car all cleaned out, playing Peruvian music on his stereo, crucifix hanging from the rear view mirror which he would touch occasionally and then make the sign on the cross on himself. He needed some money for gas - adelente (thank goodness for rosetta stone spanish lessons) then we were on our way to Pisaq, up and over the mountain and into the Sacred Valley. We st ... read more
South America » Peru

Peruvian Flag 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
Advertisement
Tot: 0.015s; Tpl: 0.003s; cc: 4; qc: 6; dbt: 0.0051s; 1; m:domysql w:travelblog (10.17.0.13); sld: 1; ; mem: 1mb