Placa de Armas with the cathedral and the Franciscan church

When the Franciscans started to build the church they wanted it to be the most beautiful in Cusco. The others who built the cathedral didn’t like that and called upon the pope. As it took nearly a year to send one message from SA to Europe it took a while for the decision to come back. The cathedral won but the Franciscans already finished building their church by then

Cusco - Inca capital

May 29th 2006
Cusco is the longest continuously inhabited city in South America. It was the capital of the Inca empire and the seat of the last free Inca before the Spanish disposed of him (speak murdered). One of the literal translations of the word Cusco is "Centre or navel of the world". The city was planned to be shaped like a puma and with a little imagination ... 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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