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Plaza de Armas

June 24, 2011  /
Plaza de Armas
After sitting down for a nice dinner, pizza topped with alpaca meat, we wandered around the plaza until the sun began to set. The rainbow flag flying high above the plaza is the official flag of Cuzco, which supposedly has its roots during...

Cuzco Afternoon

June 24, 2011  /
Cuzco Afternoon
With the main Inti Raymi ceremony over we walked back towards the city. While heading down the curvy road we encountered quite a few people selling goods and local cuisine. One of my favorite things about walking around Cuzco is seeing all the...

Saqsaywaman

June 24, 2011  /
Saqsaywaman
Upon arriving at the entrance to Saqsaywaman we followed the festival participants towards the main plaza. The Inti Raymi, “Festival of the Sun”, was a religious ceremony of the Inca Empire in honor of the god Inti, one of the most venerated gods...

Inti Raymi

June 24, 2011  /
Inti Raymi
Waking up early I decided to take a morning walk around the Plaza San Francisco. The plaza was bustling in anticipation of the Inti Raymi festivities, the Incan festival in honor of the sun god (more about this later). After my walk I headed back...

Corpus Christi

June 23, 2011  /
Corpus Christi
When the afternoon arrived we decided to venture out to the Plaza de Armas and take in the Corpus Christi festivities. Not really knowing what to expect beforehand I was surprised at the amount of people out and about. It was slow going but we...

City of Cuzco

June 23, 2011  /
City of Cuzco
After catching a taxi/van from the Velazco Astete Airport we soon arrived at the Plaza San Francisco. The plaza was getting things ready for a large market and the first thing that caught our attention were the roasted guinea pigs. Passing the...

Headed to Cuzco

June 23, 2011  /
Headed to Cuzco
Years of thinking I’d get my passport I finally went ahead and submitted my application this past April. I figured that I’d get it so when the opportunity to travel abroad arose I’d be ready.  Little did I know that I’d get the chance only a...