Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Distrito de Cusco, Peru
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1.5 km
45 m
Explore Distrito de Cusco in Peru with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.
Individual Sights in Distrito de CuscoSight 1: San Blas
The church of San Blas is a religious temple of Catholic worship under the patronage of San Blas located in the historic center of the city of Cuzco, Peru. The church is located in the Plazoleta de San Blas, the heart of the homonymous neighborhood, about 430 meters northeast of the Plaza de Armas.
Sight 2: Twelve-angled-stone
The twelve-angled stone is an archeological artifact in Cuzco, Peru. It was part of a stone wall of an Inca palace, and is considered to be a national heritage object. The stone is currently part of a wall in the palace of the Archbishop of Cuzco.
Sight 3: Cusco Cathedral
The Cathedral of Cusco or Cathedral Basilica of the Virgin of the Assumption is the main temple of the city of Cusco, in Peru and houses the headquarters of the Archdiocese of Cusco. The Cathedral Basilica of Cusco, together with the Triunfo temple make up the Cathedral Complex, it is located in the northeast sector of the current Plaza de Armas of Cusco. In the place that, during the Inca period, was occupied by both the Suntor Wassi and the Kisoarkancha or Palace of the eighth Inca Viracocha. The complex occupies an area of 3,920 square meters and is the most important religious monument in the Historic Center of Cusco.
Sight 4: Cusco
Cusco or Cuzco is a city in southeastern Peru near the Urubamba Valley of the Andes mountain range. It is the capital of the Cusco Region and of the Cusco Province. The city is the seventh most populous in Peru; in 2017, it had a population of 428,450. Its elevation is around 3,400 m (11,200 ft).
Sight 5: Basílica Menor de la Merced
The Iglesia de la Merced, also called Basílica Menor de La Merced, is a Roman Catholic church located in the city of Cusco, Peru. It is located 100 meters southwest of the city's main square, in front of the Plazoleta Espinar. It belongs to the Mercedarian Order and has annexes to both the convent and the premises of the Colegio la Merced. The temple has a basilica floor plan with three naves covered with brick vaults and a dome over the transept, with Baroque altars in its side naves and neoclassical style in the main altar. It also has a tower with a Baroque bell tower topped with a half-orange dome. Its side doorway-altarpiece and the Renaissance façade of the foot wall, the choir stalls, its colonial paintings and polychrome wood carvings stand out. Inside lie the remains of Diego de Almagro the Elder, Diego de Almagro the Younger and Gonzalo Pizarro.
Sight 6: Church of the Society of Jesus
The Church of the Society of Jesus is a Roman Catholic church in Cusco, Peru. It is located in the Plaza de Armas in the historic center of Cusco and was built on the site of the ancient Amarucancha, which was the palace of the Inca Huayna Capac.
Sight 7: Qurikancha
Coricancha, Curicancha, Koricancha, Qoricancha or Qorikancha was the most important temple in the Inca Empire, and was described by early Spanish colonialists. It is located in Cusco, Peru, which was the capital of the empire.
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