Parroquia de San Cristóbal
Colonial hilltop parish raised on an Inca noble's terrace, its bell tower framing a sweeping city panorama.
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This guide to the Parroquia de San Cristóbal in Cusco starts on the hilltop terrace of Qolqampata, once Manco Inca's residence, and follows it into the hands of Paullu Inca, a noble who allied with the Spanish, hosted festivals here for a sacred idol carried down from Huanacauri hill, then converted to Christianity and raised a chapel on that same ground. It traces the earthquake of 1650 that flattened the chapel and architect Marcos Uscamayta's rebuild, and a 2007 discovery inside the church tied to the very family that founded it. Stand at the railing where visitors have gathered for the view for five centuries running.
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