Church of San Blas (Iglesia de San Blas) Cusco

Eindelijk!!! De mooie stad waarop we zo lang hebben moeten wachten in Peru gevonden: Cuzco!

Omdat het van onze vorige bestemming naar Cuzco erg lang zou duren, maakten we een tussenstop. Het was enorm uitputtend om van Ayacucho over Andahuaylas naar Cuzco te geraken. We reden tussen bergen, naast ravijnen, op onverharde wegen, vol …

... area of Cusco. This is the artistic area of Cusco with many good quality artesan shops lining the steep streets. Outside the church of San Blas plaza the cross has rather short horizontal arms because one was hit by lightning and the second was sorn off ...

... we did took us through lots of the historic centre which still has vast amounts of Inca stonework. Our first stop was at the church of San Blas, an old adobe church, which has a large artisan market in its plaza. Here we could see the potters, weavers, ...

... deal was, but I took pictures too anyways. I made it up to the plaza, which was not very impressive, and upon reaching the Church of San Blas, decided not to bother going in. It was 15 soles, and I find that hard to justify. So I turned around and went ...

... card.  Fourth stop, Catedral - accepts the tourist card of religious sites, a different card.  Fifth stop, Church of San Blas, closed between noon and 3pm.  Total failure.  Went to the South American Explorers and had success in ...

... trapezoidal shape. Although many colonial buildings were destroyed in the 1950 earthquake, the Inca foundations remained firm. I then visited the Church of San Blas ans saw the beautiful alter.   On the way back to the Plaza de Armas I went back ...