Monasterio Cuzco

... a short space of time but enough for us to get a sense of Cuzco's place in Inka/Peruvian history . Both Nick and Rosie enjoyed Cuzco when on their respective travels and we can see why - plenty of life , a nice square with fine colonial architecture - ...

... convent! I was a bit worried that I might burst into flames as soon as I entered this holy place. The convent was the Monasterio De Catalina and was absolutly wonderful, it was a welcome break from treking and the pudding and coffee that the nuns made was ...

... our luggage & checked in. Flight late landing but we then boarded without delay & in just 45mins were whisked up to 3280m at Cuzco Met by Percy & great to reach our lovely hotel - this time we have 4 nts to enjoy it Rested for the afternoon - ...

Two nights and a quick day visit to Machu Picchu.  Wow!  Cuzco is an amazing and magical city where you can enjoy the charming mixture of old Inca, Spanish and Colonial culture. You can indulge in a wide range of activities in the area, ...

... (or even another Peruvian city we visited - Puno), it was still noticeable... The hotel we were staying at - Hotel Monasterio (which was an actual monastery dating back to the 16th century) - was not only beautiful and conveniently located near the ...

... out of the channels when the Bath sits on the top of the hillside. In Cusco we stayed at the Hotel Monasterio, a beautiful restored colonial seminary with "oxygenated" rooms available upon request, to help with the altitude. It's ideally located, just ...

Este hotel que en el pasado fue monasterio y luego hacienda, es una belleza de jardines internos, fuentes de agua, paredes gruesas y tejas espaņolas. La ciudad de Urubamba se encuentra a unos 2950 msnm, el cuerpo sufre tantos cambios de altura y ...

... to Cusco in the morning and were met at the plane by our guide and driver, Edwin and Edison.  We checked into the Monasterio Hotel which was a monastery at one time.  The guide did all the work of checking in and delivering the bags.  I ...

... so far. All the buildings (inner city) are made of a white sillar stone that is very impressive. The grandest of all is the Monasterio de Santa Catalina. We take a tour but have to cut it short as Kev is a little under the weather. He is after picking up ...

... the capital of the Inca Empire. It is very clean, very nicely laid out and people are very nice and proud. I stayed at the Monasterio Hotel, converted from an old monastery. If you can afford it, that is the place to stay in Cuzco. The whole place is ...

... wir uns auf zum Plaza de Armas. Wir machen einige Fotos und bewundern die Schoenheit des Plazes. Weiter geht es zum "Monasterio de Santa Catalina", ein wunderschoenes altes Kloster (fast schoen ein kleines Dorf fuer sich, frueher haben hier etwa 700 ...

... , spiritual, cultural etc.) provided by this one burial site is quite incredible.  Another lovely spot in Arequipa is the Monasterio de Santa Catalina. http://www.santacatalina.org.pe/index_i_01.htm I visited by myself as Tim isn't a fan of ...

... .  Most make a B-line for Cuzco and Machu Picchu and move on.  Thankfully, I didn't. I spent this morning at el Monasterio de Santa Catalina, a huge convent that takes up an entire city block.  A wealthy widow that chose her nuns from only ...

... out of us ;) It was already 10.30am when we left our hotel and just a few minutes away we bumped in to the Monasterio de San Francisco,a beautiful yellow building from the outside. We entered the museum on the left side of the church and waited for a ...

... style House called Casa Ricketts but it was closed until 4pm so w decided to just go straight to the Monastery. The Monasterio de Santa Catalina: "The Monastery of Saint Catherine (Catalina) is a monastery of nuns of the Domincan Second Order, located ...

... a couple of nice plazas and saw a changing of the guard-type parade in the main Plaza de Armas. I also went to the Monasterio de San Francisco, a big old church which housed in the basement Lima's first public cemetery. I went on a brief tour through the ...

... Desde el valle saltamos a Peru, por fin!! llegamos del tiron a Arequipa, bella ciudad donde nos quedamos por unos dias. Visitamos el monasterio de Sta Catalina, fundado en 1536 y donde hasta hace solamente 30 aņos no se dejaba entrar a nadie. Es un lugar ...

... lot more non-slick Arequipa than I'll see in this short visit.   I've spend most of the morning in the Monasterio Santa Catelina, which is ridiculously pretty in the sun, with its streets and courtyards painted blue and ochre (having leaned against ...

... ! I didnt arrive until around 3 oclock and didnt want to waste the day so I inhaled a granola bar and headed out! First stop: Monasterio de Santa Catalina.  WOW. is the only thing I can say about it! Sounds boring! But it is absolutely gorgeous! I ...