Convento de Santo Domingo del Cusco

Another convent, this one with a setup for tourists explaining how the Incan stone architecture underlies pretty much all of the churches and old buildings in Cusco. Once you know what to look for, you realize it's EVERYWHERE. In the many earthquakes, the Incan stonework survives; the newer construction collapses regularly (it turns out that arches don't hold up well against earthquakes). Cuzco is described as the bellybutton of the Incan world. There was a cool representation of Incan settlements, radiating out from Cuzco. They extend up to Ecuador and down into Argentina. How in the world could the Inca plot it out so exactly? Still thinking aliens! 👽Read more