The Cuesta de San Blas is a steep, narrow cobblestone street that rises sharply from the historic center of Cusco toward the San Blas neighborhood. Its path serves as the main artery connecting the city’s colonial heart to a district…
Cusco Inca Stone Streets
This walking tour follows Cusco's historic processional axis along streets of Inca origin, showcasing monumental stonework and colonial landmarks from San Blas to the Plazoleta de la Almudena.
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1. Cuesta de San Blas
2. Twelve Angled Stone
The Twelve Angled Stone is a singular block of green diorite, identifiable by the twelve distinct, precisely carved corners that allow it to lock seamlessly into the surrounding masonry. It forms part of an ancient Inca wall on Hatun…
3. Triunfo
Calle Triunfo is a stone-paved passage connecting the main plaza of Cusco to the neighborhood of San Blas. The lane is defined by its layered architecture, where colonial buildings rest directly upon foundations of massive, interlocking…
4. Iglesia Santa Clara
The Iglesia Santa Clara stands out for its high bell tower and walls of stone and adobe that have survived major earthquakes since the seventeen century. Located on a street that follows an ancient royal Inca trail, the church is known…
5. Mercado Central de San Pedro
The Mercado Central de San Pedro is recognizable by its expansive iron-framed roof and airy, rectangular footprint. This site sits directly along the historic processional axis that once connected the heart of the Inca capital toward the…
6. Plaza de la Almudena
The Plazoleta de la Almudena is defined by the imposing presence of the Cementerio General de la Almudena, the oldest cemetery in Cusco. Established between eighteen forty-six and eighteen fifty, the site was chosen by prefect José Medina…