What’s revealed around the corner in Cusco

If you wander deep enough into Cusco, Peru — away from the Plaza de Armas and generally in an uphill direction — you can escape the touts and the tourist traps.

In the side streets and alleys, the city starts to display its personality, centuries in the making.

Shadows and sunlight, Cusco, Peru photo

Shadows and sunlight in a street of San Blas



Taxi and Capilla de San Antonio Abad, Cusco, Peru photo

Taxi and Capilla de San Antonio Abad

Dancer sculpture and bell tower, Cusco, Peru photo

Dancer sculpture, llama, and church bell tower

Blue window and red flowers, Cusco, Peru photo

Blue window and red flowers in the San Blas neighborhood

Dog and doors, Cusco, Peru

Dog and doors in San Blas neighborhood of Cusco, Peru.

The hills of Cusco, Peru touched in sunlight photo

The hills of Cusco, Peru touched in sunlight