Seven Streets of Cusco

Calle Siete Mascarones lies in the Santiago district, extending as a passage between the parish church of Santiago and the Almudena neighborhood. It stands as the only one of the seven numbered streets of Cusco positioned outside the…

Siete Cuartones earns its name from seven stone beams that once defined this street. Don Diego de Vargas y Carbajal ordered these heavy stone stringers to be set in place when he commissioned a bridge of lime and stone over the Saphy…

Siete Culebras is a narrow, pedestrian-only passage defined by the ancient Inca walls that line its sides. The stones forming these walls hold the secret to its name: fourteen serpents are carved in high relief along the masonry, seven on…

Calle Siete Ventanas is part of a cluster of historic passages in Cusco whose names reflect the colonial practice of identifying locations by distinct architectural features. While the modern streetscape has changed significantly over the…

Siete Angelitos is a narrow, storied street nestled within the San Blas neighborhood of Cusco. It connects the streets of Tandapata and Carmen Alto, forming part of a traditional local geography where seven different streets carry names…

Siete Diablitos is one of seven streets in the historic center of Cusco that share a numerical theme in their names. This narrow, cobbled passage in the San Blas neighborhood is distinguished by its steep incline and its reputation as a…

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,…