This beautiful nighttime scene is one of the most photographed locations South America, the iconic Plaza de Armas. This is the central hub of Cusco and features two wonderful cathedrals and a beautiful fountain in the center, where the water jets change color and shimmer in the ambient light. I've only been here two days and I'm already beginning to sound like a tour-guide. You might be wondering why the title of this post is Plazas, Plazas, Plazas. Well in case you didn't know there are several Plazas in Cusco, such as the Plaza de San-frasciso, Plaza Tupac and many many more. They are historic town centers where the townspeople sell their wears of alpaca hats/gloves [it's winter here in Peru] to the children trying to guilt you into buying "marionetas" or finger-puppets. The only bad thing about the Plazas during the day is that they are crowded with tons of people trying to sell you stuff. For instance yesterday i walked through the square and i was offered 10 different massages! They are extremely cheap here about s20.00 about $8.00 for an hour but jeez! Anyways, today I get paired with a native Peruvian who wants to learn English. I can only speak Spanish to them and they in turn can only speak English to me. It will be a great learning experience. Monday i start my work in the Orphanage, I can't wait!
Chao,
~ Jon
Jon,
ReplyDeleteTrying to post again. The plaza looks beautiful! Just make sure you don't like it so much you want to stay there. We miss you already.
Aunt Ces
Jon,
ReplyDeleteSeems if I pick "anonymous" as my posting profile it posts --so here's another. Your grandma Therese said to go to mass at one of the catherals at least ONCE while you are there for the experience!
Aunt Ces