San Cristóbal Overlooks

The Plaza de Armas is a vast, open public square ringed by stone arcades and grand colonial facades, situated at an altitude of over eleven thousand feet. Long before Spanish rule, this space was known as Huacaypata, the ceremonial and…

The Plazoleta de las Nazarenas is split into two halves by the intersection of Siete Culebras and Córdoba del Tucumán streets. This small square sits on foundations dating back to the Inca period, when the area formed part of the…

Calle Resbalosa is a steep, narrow thoroughfare in the historic center of Cusco that climbs upward from the neighborhood near the Plaza de Armas toward the San Cristóbal viewpoint. You can identify it by its uneven cobblestone surface and…

The Mirador de San Cristóbal is identified by a wide, open plaza sitting directly in front of the San Cristóbal Church, the highest church in Cusco. This elevated vantage point provides an unobstructed view across the city’s red-tiled…

Palacio Manco Capac sits on the hillside behind the San Cristobal Church, defined by a surviving Inca wall sheltered within a grove of eucalyptus trees. The property stands on foundations attributed to Manco Capac, the founder of the Inca…

Calle Siete Borreguitos is a steep, cobblestone passage in the historic center of Cusco that connects the city’s lower levels toward the San Cristóbal neighborhood. You can identify the street by its traditional colonial-style houses,…

The Sapantiana Aqueduct is a striking four-level stone structure featuring overlapping arches that rise over the P'ujru River. Built during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, it represents a fusion of engineering techniques,…