Ahh, lovely Cuzco, Peru...narrow streets, ornate balcony like windows, and no large neon signs on stores or restaurants - wonderfully ambiguous!
Here is one of the main churches in Cuzco... just wanted to point out that the crosses are dressed up almost lifelike with cloths and pictures of Jesus' hands and face.
The world's biggest billboard. I could not believe that mountains in Southern Peru tend to be grafitti'd as you can see here. Politicians, important schools and other people or association, pay to "etch" their name and/or telephone number into the side of the mountain.
Peru - with all its red clay tiled roofs - is a beautiful sight from a bird's eye view.
Ornately designed candles can be bought at convenience stores for home use.
They are also available at a height of over 3 feet.
As the "porcelain cat with the upright paw" is used to bring good luck and fortune in Chinese stores and restaurants, Peruvians install two horseshoes at the base of the entrance door to their store for the same reasons.
Gargoyles abound in Cuzco... I have seen more gargoyles in Cuzco, Peru... than anywhere else in Ecuador.
This fountain (with gargoyles I might add) was located in the beautiful hotel I stayed in.
Hotel Ninos I has a gorgeous courtyard where you can read at the sound of the water falling in the fountain. What's even better is that all the profits go to teach street kids in the hotel.
People line-up on Avenida del Sol ready to exchange Dollars for Soles. They hold out a huge wad of bills to show you that no price is too high for them.
Some convenience stores have a pharmacy... you can pretty much buy anything you need. And it is presented here like a confectionary (candy) stand.
Richard and I loved our tropical pizza (made with condensed milk, fruit and cheese) at the restaurant Babieca.
Across several ruins and in some areas of Cuzco itself, you can find the famous interlocking incan-style bricks that you see here. This fancy interlocking style makes the wall even stronger and resistant.
Above one or two of the shops in Cuzco, we had these tiled store signs...
