Cusco

Rich with history and full of ruins to remind us of the past.  Many stones left in place, which the Spaniards could not take down nor replicate.

The Spanish influence of catholicism is left partially intact, but Inca battles to remain leave etched in our minds.
The Temple of the Sun is one such example.  The Spaniards built a church over their temple, but they couldn’t destroy the beauty nor the magnificence of their Temple.

The churches are beautiful intertwining  Inca, Spanish and baroque. 

The streets are lined with old inca walls replaced with Spanish attempts at reproducing the walls. 
The rock streets and alleyways scream ancient times. 

Inside the church is the statue of black Jesus.  He was white, but the candlelight smoke turned him black. 

The Inca worshiped the sun, moon and earth.  The Condor represents the heavens, snake represents knowledge and the underworld and the puma represents abaptabilty and strength.
Those symbols you can see in the paintings and etched in the designs.