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Cusco "Navel of the world"
Cusco was the center of the Empire of the Four Regions and the "Navel of the world". From this city unfurled one of the most remarkable empires in the history of mankind. The Incas expanded in less than one hundred years their frontiers from the North of Quito in Ecuador to Santiago de Chili far South.
Cusco today is a strange mixture of Inca architecture and the Spanish-Moorish colonial style. The Spanish destroyed unfortunately most of the temples in Cusco for building catholic churches. Inside the Santa Domingo I could see the temples built in name of the natural elements as lightning, rain, Moon (Quilla), Sun (Inti), wind, etc.
I was much interested in the demonstration of Inca- Spanish mixed traditional X'mas at La Caderal plaza in Lima.
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