A review of Saturday, June 19, 2010 Today was our free day in Cuzco! The official flag of Cuzco consists of the colors of the rainbow because it’s the Inca flag. The mayor requires all businesses to have the flag displayed. Our tour guide from yesterday, Jimmy, said many tourists are confused [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Cuzco’
June 20th, 2010 - 12:33 am § in Journey to Latin America
Day 21: Making the Best of Our Last Day in Cuzco
June 20th, 2010 - 12:24 am § in Journey to Latin America
Day 20: The Merging of Catholic and Andean Way of Life
A review of Friday, June 18, 2010 OU Journey to Latin America students visited the Cuzco Cathedral, Santa Catalina Monastery, San Blas Catholic Church and La Merced Convent. All of these places were once Inca places of worship, and parts of the original structures are still standing. The Cuzco[...]
June 19th, 2010 - 3:12 pm § in Journey to Latin America
Day 19: Cuzco With No Automobiles?
A review of Thursday, June 17, 2010 There was a strike today in Cuzco by some businesses and most automobile employees including bus drivers and taxi drivers, so no automobiles were found on streets. This was nice because Cuzco is crowded and full of cars. The strikers were parading around the Pla[...]
June 19th, 2010 - 2:54 pm § in Journey to Latin America
Day 18: Four Towns in One Day
A review of Wednesday, June 16, 2010 I had WiFi for the first time in four days, but it didn’t work for me to post any blogs! The past few days have been crazy dragging around luggage, hiking everywhere and staying in different towns every night. We visited four towns today, but we are settled in[...]